Milam Co., TX - Newspapers: Milano Gazette 1912-1921 **************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynna Kay Shuffield August 2002 USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************** Newspapers have played an important role through the years by not only bringing us local happenings in the community but also news from across the country and around the world. Over the years many records related to our ancestors were lost or destroyed in fires, floods and other natural disasters. Newspapers contain much information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court notices, land sales, tax notices, businesses, etc. They also hold many glimpses of information in their community news and provide us with fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors. We can all learn a great deal from reading about our past and in turn we shall have a greater understanding and appreciation for the hardships and triumphs our ancestors endured while building a new life in a new land. Many newspapers managed to survive the test of time and can now be found at most state libraries on microfilm and most are available through inter-library loan for viewing at your local library. There are well over 100 million pages of newspapers preserved on microfilm in the United States alone. This book is comprised of newspaper abstracts from the Milano Gazette newspaper reproduced in two books: “The Spirit for Tomorrow: The History of Milano through the Eyes of the Gazette” (Vol. I) “The Spirit for Tomorrow: The History of Milano through the Eyes of the Gazette” (Vol. II) Both books were compiled and edited by Roger Hashem and contain photocopies of various original issues of the Milano Gazette from 1912 to 1921. This is NOT an every name index to the newspapers. Only articles related to births, deaths, marriages, murders, etc., for Milam County and the State of Texas are found in this newspaper abstract. The items included in the book are not verbatim recitations of the newspaper articles, they are abstracts or condensed versions. Always refer back to the original source, the actual newspaper. = = = = = = = Glossary inst. = instant, the present month I.T. = Indian Territory ultimo = in the preceding month sic = used to indicate that text it is exactly reproduced from an original with errors W.O.W. = Woodsmen of the World = = = = = = = = = = Published every Saturday by C. H. Lister = = = = = The Milano Gazette, Sat., March 12, 1912 [damaged issue] * Death – Cameron - A little boy of S. P. Crochett, [(sic) Crockett] who lives on the Sam Cobb placed, died of meningitis Sunday * Death – Cameron - R. B. Rylander, manager of the Watt farm about 4-miles north of Cameron, shot and instantly killed a Mexican [no name given] in, the commissary of the farm. The shooting is reported to have been in self defense as the Mexican tried to become a “bad man.” Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Grubbs [no date given] Birth – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. Walter McDonald Sunday of last week. * Death – Jacob Theis, age 86, who lived 2-miles south of Thorndale, died Tuesday morning of last week. He was born in Germany, settling in Texas in 1846. His body was shipped to Harris county for burial. Birth – Caldwell – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Collins [no date given] * Death – Caldwell – P. A. Williams died at his home near Hookerville Wednesday of last week and was buried at Porter’s Chappel. “New Sanitarium at Buckholts” with photograph of building A.V. Smith editor of the Cameron Enterprise newspaper is a candidate for Milam County District Clerk Death – Joe [Josef] Svetlik, age 16, son of Steve [Stepan] Svetlik, died Sunday morning at 5 am of meningitis. He had been sick for 3-weeks, first taking ill with measles and finally meningitis. He was the youngest of three children. He was buried Monday afternoon at pm in the Bryant Station cemetery. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 22, 1913 Death – Miss C. Hudson received a telegram Tuesday morning announcing the death of her grandfather, J. B. Atherton of Nucklols, KY. Mr. Atherton was some 90 odd years of age and will be remembered by some of our citizens that he once visited Miss Hudson here in Milano about 4-years ago. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 4, 1913 Milano Citizen Killed Near Rogers – Last Thursday evening, about 5:30, as the Tango was running ____ Rogers, Richard Wise somehow fell beneath the moving train as he was walking along side of it and both his feet were cut-off and other parts of the body badly mangled. He was taken to Rogers and from there to Temple but died before very much could be done for him. His remains were sent to our city Friday afternoon and Saturday morning funeral services were conducted from Wane Boggan’s residence to the city cemetery. Deceased was about age 30 and leaves a wife [Martha Wise] and two children. Death – Pin Oak – Emil P. Canova died about 6:30 a.m. Friday. His remains were shipped to Manor for burial. He was sick for 4 to 5-months and leaves a wife but no children. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 25, 1913 Death – Little Laura Sanders, age 3-years, child of Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Sanders, died last Sunday at 11:50 p.m. at their home on Route 1 about 3-miles north of town. Burial at Liberty Cemetery on Monday at 4:00 p.m. Death – Dr. J. W. Hudson age 68, died last Friday. He came to Texas in 1862 from Kentucky. He was a Baptist, a Mason and a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge in Milano. Funeral services were on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and the remains were sent to Central City, KY for burial. He leaves a wife, daughter, Miss C. Hudson, mother, sister, Mrs. F. G. Frouwen of Kaufman, a brother of Corsicana and other relatives The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 17, 1914 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 5, 1915 Marriage – Edgar Cunningham and Miss Maud Hawthorne of Sand Grove were married Sunday in that community by Rev. Baker. Death – Mrs. E. F. Evard and daughter, Mrs. L. B. Dukes were in Cameron the past week attending the bedside of the former’s brother. Tuesday they learned he had died. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Sept. 30, 1916 *Death – Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Kidd-Key were held Thursday, Sept. 16th at Sherman where she died on Sept. 15th. Mrs. Kidd-Key was president of the North Texas College and founder of the Kidd-Key Conservatory of Music and Art. [very lengthy article] The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 14, 1916 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., Dec. 23, 1916 Marriage – Bob Luce and Miss Maude Nichols were married about 4 p.m. Sunday while seated in a buggy at the home of Rev. J.N. Gibson. The couple will make their home in Cedar Creek Community on Route Three. Marriage – Henry Woods and Miss Willie Hurt were married at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home of the bride’s parents near the Summit Community by Rev. J. A. Talley of Milano. They will make their home near the Smyrna Settlement. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Jan. 20, 1917 “Man Killed by Train Near Chriesman” – Port Wilkerson, age 61, of the Davidson Creek Community, met instant death last Friday night when he alighted from a moving freight train at Chriesman. He rode the rain from Caldwell and in alighting he ran against a switch post, meeting instant death. He leaves a wife and several children. Visiting – Mrs. J. M. Cave was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dan Lankford at Dallas the past week or two. “Train Kills Mexican” – A Mexican [no name given] belonging to the I. & G. N. extra section crew was killed by an eastbound I. & G. N. train Sunday afternoon just below the depot. He attempted to cross in front of the train approaching on the opposite track he retraced his steps, but was too late to save himself from being struck by it. He was buried Monday in the Mexican Cemetery at Big Lump. [This would be the San Antonio “Big Lump” Cemetery] The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 10, 1917 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., May 19, 1917 Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. W. H. McGee on Tuesday, May 15th Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. John Reese, near the Liberty settlement on Thur., May 17th The Milano Gazette, Sat., Sept. 8, 1917 Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hartley. Death – Oakdale – An aged man died in his community one day last week. He lived near Howard Ford’s place and was known as Mr. Nettles The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 13, 1917 Marriage – W. A. Baggett of Deanville and Mrs. Addit Traylor of Chriesman were married on the 27th ult. They will make their home at Chriesman. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 20, 1917 Death – Sandy Creek – W. W. Rutherford, age 67, “Uncle Dick” died about 8:30 p.m. last Saturday and was buried at the Sandy Creek Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Death – Pleasant Home – The small child of Jimmie Stevens was buried Monday at the Liberty Cemetery. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 3, 1917 “Former Milano Lady Dies at Goose Creek” – The body of Mrs. Beatrice York, who died at Goose Creek Wednesday arrived in Milano Thursday night and burial held Friday morning. She was reared in Milano and leaves a husband and three children. Marriage – Mason Dennis and a young lady [no name given] of Winters, Texas were married last Sunday before last. They will make their home in that place. Birth – Child born Monday night to Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Pierce. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 24, 1917 *Death - “A. C. Hess Died Sunday of Pneumonia” – After a lingering illness of 2- weeks with typhoid pneumonia, A. C. Hess died last Sunday morning at the family home a mile south of town. He is survived by a wife and children. The remains were taken to Buckholts Monday afternoon where burial took place, that being the early home of Mr. Hess and is the present home of his parents and near relatives. [lengthy article] The Milano Gazette, Sat., Dec. 1, 1917 Death – Summit – We were sorry to hear of Mrs. Beatrice York’s death, who was buried at Milano last Friday. *Death – Sandy Creek – The infant child of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Stevens was buried at Sandy Creek cemetery a few days ago. * “Mrs. Beatrice York Buried at Milano Cemetery” – The burial of Mrs. Beatrice York (nee Reagan) which took place at the Milano cemetery last Friday morning was largely attended. At the age of 22 she departed from this life leaving three small boys, a husband, a sister (Mrs. Frank Smith), a grandmother (Mrs. E. P. Gardner) and other distant relatives. Her husband, O. G. York resides at Goose Creek near Houston where she died on Oct. 31st. Elevation – Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Hairston attended the burial of Mrs. Beatrice York at Milano last Friday. Mrs. York was a niece of Mrs. Hairston. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Dec. 22, 1917 [damaged issue] * Death – “Mrs. D. R. Canady (sic) Died Tuesday P.M.” – Mrs. D. R. Cannaday died Tuesday afternoon at the family home in the northern Milano vicinity. She leaves a husband and several small children. She was buried Wednesday afternoon at the Milano cemetery. She had been critically ill for a number of days. Birth – Liberty country – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bussa on Monday night. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Jan. 12, 1918 Birth – Summit – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. Aldine Beard on Monday Death – Sandy Creek – The infant child of Mr. & Mrs. Dorris Talbott of Temple was sent in and buried at Sandy Creek last Saturday afternoon. Death – Sandy Creek – Carrol Touchstone died last Sunday afternoon and was buried at the Sandy Creek Cemetery Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. He leaves a wife and one child and a host of other relatives. No one knew he was so sick and his death was a shock to all. The Milano Gazette, Sat., May 4, 1918 * “G. W. Shaffner Died Last Friday Night” – G. W. Shaffner, age 63, died at the family home last Friday night after an illness of over a year’s duration. He had been an employee of the Santa Fe Railroad for about 30-years. He was one of Milano’s early day citizens and was a Mason. Burial was at Milano cemetery on Saturday afternoon. He leaves a wife and children. *Death – Sand Grove – Old brother Jim Beard *Death – Sand Grove – Old brother Jim Shephard Birth – Summitt - Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Frank McGregor The Milano Gazette, Sat., May 11, 1918 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., May 18, 1918 [damaged issue] Marriage – Oakdale - Miss Juanita Day and Ernest Ba_____ were married last Thursday in Cameron The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 22, 1918 Marriage – John Pace of Elevation and Miss Dollie Miskell were married Saturday morning at the home of Rev. & Mrs. Hart in Milano. The Milano Gazette, Sat., undated, 1919 (no front page) *”Aged Pioneer Resident Died Monday Midnight” – Mrs. M. H. Holland who had been critically ill for a number of weeks, died Monday night at the home of Mrs. J. B. Holland and family shortly after midnight. Grandmother Holland was 87 years of age and had been declining for some length of time. Her husband died in the summer 1907 [(sic) J. N. Holland d. 18 July 1908] and they had been residents of this community for 35-years. Grandma Holland leaves only a daughter, Mrs. Boyd Taylor, and with whom she had made her home, but she had been living at the home of Mrs. J. B. Holland, 2-miles north of Milano. Burial took place Tuesday afternoon at the Milano cemetery. *“Child Two Years Old Died Last Sunday Night” – The 2-year old son of Mr. & Mrs. O. T. Bullock, who live beyond Summit, died Saturday night and was buried Monday about noon in the Milano cemetery. The child had been ill with pneumonia. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Aug 10, 1918 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 5, 1919 Death – W. W. Richards and mother attended the funeral of Mrs. E. D. Mobley at Milano Thursday of last week. Mrs. Mobley was a sister-in-law of Mrs. W. W. Richards. Birth – Liberty Community – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Miller on Monday, June 30th. Marriage – William White and Miss Zera Richard were quietly married last Saturday night at the groom’s home, his father officiating. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Aug. 2, 1919 Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Elam Saturday, July 26th. Birth – Liberty Community - Son born to Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Kornegay [no date given] Marriage – Liberty Community – Bob Kirk and Miss Annie Malone were married last Friday evening at Milano by Bro. Hart. [two article in newspaper] Death – Oakdale – The baby child of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Belt of Prospect died Sunday evening and was buried Monday afternoon at Prospect. “Child of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Belt Died Sunday” – Eveline Belt, the 7-month old baby child of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Belt died Sunday evening at their home in the Prospect Community. The little one became ill Sunday morning with what is supposed to have been some form of congestion. Burial took place at Prospect Cemetery Monday afternoon. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Aug. 23, 1919 “Milano Couple Married at Dennison” – Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Robinson received a telegram last Saturday from Dennison, Texas, stating their daughter, Miss Zita Robinson and George Barber had married that morning in that city. The groom is a former Milano citizen as well. They will make their home at Jefferson, OK. “Liberty Couple Married at Milano Last Saturday” – Wilburn Gunnels and Miss Ethel Dunagy, both of the Liberty Community, were married last Saturday afternoon in Milano at the home of Rev. & Mrs. H. T. Hart by Bro. Hart. Visiting – Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Cave and little child came down from Palestine [Texas] Saturday morning and spent a few days here with the home folks. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Aug. 30, 1919 Death – “Pioneer Resident Was Buried Here Last Sunday” – The corpse Mrs. H. F. Iglehart, age 66, died at Amarillo, Texas last Friday, arrived in Milano Saturday night and was buried in the Milano cemetery Sunday afternoon by the side of her husband who was buried here in 1911. Her death was probably due to heart trouble. She had a number of distant relatives in Milano: E. F. Evard a brother-in-law, Mrs. J. T. Robinson, a niece and Mrs. L. B. Dukes, a niece. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Sept. 6, 1919 Birth – Liberty - Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Rogers [no date given] The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 25, 1919 “Grandma Smith Buried at Milano Last Sunday” – Mrs. Rebecca Smith died at Gause last Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the home of her grandson, W. F. White. She was brought to Milano Sunday afternoon and buried in the Milano Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was one of the pioneer settlers of Milano and had lived here the greater part of her life. She was a grandmother of H. N. White, Rev. C. H. White of Port Arthur, and W. F. White of Gause. She was a member of the Milano Methodist Church. Birth – Sandy Creek – Girl born Monday to Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Storey The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 29, 1919 Death – Mrs. W. R. Dennis, Mrs. Chas. Williams and Miss Lizzie Willis Dennis went to Gause Wednesday of last week to attend the funeral of their granddaughter and niece, Jewel Rhoades, who died of spasmodic croup Tuesday afternoon. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Dec. 20, 1919 Gazette May Suspend Publication Birth – Twin Mountain Home – Son born on Dec. 2nd to Sandford Greene and wife “Milano Couple Married Monday” – W. H. Beavers and Miss Ophelia Stimmons, both of our city, were married at Cameron on Monday evening. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Jan. 31, 1920 Marriage – G. W. Baker and Miss Haddie Jackson of Elevation were married on Tuesday of last week. * Death – Liberty Community – The infant baby of Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Miller was buried at Liberty last Sunday evening. Death – Sandy Creek – The infant of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Darden was buried at the Sandy Creek cemetery on Saturday. Birth – Sandy Creek – Son born to Albert Martin of Milano The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 14, 1920 Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. D. A. Sherfield of near Sandy Grove Death – Mr. & Mrs. S. W. Taylor went to Somerville on Thursday morning to attend the funeral of the former’s cousin, Mrs. Bettis, formerly known in Milano as Miss Carrie Taylor. She died in Humble of a complicated case of pneumonia. Birth – Liberty Community – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. Walter Malone Marriage - Irvin Westbrook and Miss Ellie Fisher were married at Cameron on Saturday before last. Gravemarker – Mrs. Batey, Mrs. Shelton and Mr. Thomas went to the Milano cemetery a few days ago and put up a very nice stone on the grave of John Batey, who was buried there some several months ago. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 20, 1920 Marriage – Miss Alda Batey and Mr. Childers were married at Meakes. She has been married a week or more. This marriage takes all the Batey children; four of them marrying since Nov. 26thh, two having married that night and Thomas Batey sometime later, and then Miss Alda. The Milano Gazette, Sat., March 18, 1920 “Milano to Have a Motion Picture Show” Birthday – “Another Citizen or Two Pass 80th Mile Post” – Captain L. Bedell was 80-years old Monday. Rev. H. T. Hart was 80-years old on Jan. 28th. Boyd Taylor was 80-years old last Saturday and W. A. Ashley. All four of these men were soldiers in the Civil War and withstood the worst kinds of hardships during the war, yet they have attained an age in life that is really wonderful for the experiences they have gone through in early life. Birth – Liberty Community – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. T. P. Gunnels on Feb. 27th. The Milano Gazette, Sat., April 20, 1920 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., May 8, 1920 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 19, 1920 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 19, 1920 Death – “Brother of Milano Man Died Sunday at Noon” – J. A. Morgan returned home this week from Bastrop where he had been attending the bedside of his broth, W. H. Morgan, age 72, who died at his home in the Alum Creed community south of Bastrop Sunday at noon. He leaves a wife and five children, besides his brother here at Milano and a half-brother in Illinois. The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 3, 1920 Death – In announcing the death of J. A. Morgan’s brother in last week’s issue, the Gazette stated W. H. Morgan died Sunday at Noon, when it should have been 12:50, or shortly after midnight. Death – Prospect Community – Mrs. Nancy McMurry, age 60, who had been sick for the last 6-months died on June 23rdd. She leaves a husband, two brothers and two sisters and many other relatives. Death – Constable W. E. Peel went to Gause Wednesday to help investigate the killing of a Mexican woman [no name give] by her husband there that morning. The woman was instantly stabbed to death by a knife, after which the man tried to kill himself in the same manner but only managed to inflict two bad wounds. He was taken to the Cameron jail. The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 10, 1920 * Death – “Brother of Milano Man Killed in Auto Accident” – Joe Slaughter, second trick operator at the railroad tower received a wire message Thursday morning stating that his brother had been killed in an automobile accident somewhere in Colorado. He left for Colorado to attend the burial. * Death – “Former Milano Citizen Passed Away at Rogers” – Joe Murphy, about age 68, died at Rogers Thursday of last week and was buried there the next day. He was a former citizen of Milano, having moved away 10 or 12-years ago. His wife [Jennie Virginia Murphy] preceded him in death, having been buried here at Milano. He leaves a number of grown children including Mike Murphy of Hearn. Birth – Oakdale – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bauldwin The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 24, 1920 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 31, 1920 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., Aug. 14, 1920 * Death – “Murdered Young Man Once Lived in Milano” – Oliver P. Storm, age 24, was fatally stabbed by a farmer for whom he worked on Monday morning of last week at Tahoka, Texas. The victim formerly lived in Milano. The killing is said to have been the outcome of a dispute over a small debt. The tragedy is also said to be the first murder of a white man committed in Lynn County. Lynn County News The Milano Gazette, Sat., Sept. 25, 1920 Marriage – “Former Milano Couple are Married at Abilene” – Wesley Woods of Brownwood and Miss Ottie Standard of Abilene were married last Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Abilene. Both parties are former Milano young people. Marriage – Summitt – Miss Annie Mae Pruett and Rossie Deen were married at Rockdale some few weeks ago. The bride formerly lived here in our community. They will live at Wichita Falls. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 2, 1920 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 9, 1920 Marriage – Luther Stone and Miss Ethel Gibson were married Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm, at the home of Rev. & Mrs. J. P. Sparks. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. F. Gibson and the groom is a son of Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Stone. Death – John Boyd, age 70, a citizen of the Hanover community, died at the Cameron sanitarium Sunday evening. His remains were brought to Milano that night and burial was at the Milano cemetery on Monday at noon. He was a member of the Milano Masonic lodge and was buried with the honors of that order. He had recently been sick and in getting up around his room, he fell down and someway fatally hurt himself, after which he had been taken to the sanitarium. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 23, 1920 Death – Mr. L. Newman went to Austin Thursday afternoon on No. 3 in response to a message that his brother, J. J. Newman, age 59, had died that morning at 6 a.m. He had been ill for many years and for the past 4-months had been unable to leave his bed. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Oct. 30, 1920 * Death – “Rev. G. W. White Near Hanover Passes Away” – Rev. G. W. White, about age 72, who lived near Hanover community died Monday night. He lately suffered from stomach and intestinal trouble, which seems to have caused his death. He leaves a wife and several grown sons. Birth – Oakdale – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Hause on Thursday of last week, weight about 10-pounds and named Sidney Harman Hause. Birth – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Cannaday, Oct. 21st. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 6, 1920 Death – “Mrs. L. J. Stewart of Pin Oak Passes Away” – Mrs. W. A. Belt, received word that her mother, Mrs. L. J. Stewart, age 69, had died near Gause. She had been sick only a short while but her condition became very critical and she died. Burial was at Pin Oak where others of her family are buried. Her sister, Mrs. Sallie Hensley of Houston was called, also Mrs. Edna Trigg of Denton. Mrs. Bussa, another sister failed to make connections and did not get to attend the burial. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 13, 1920 “President-Elect Harding Passed Through Milano” – President-elect Harding’s special train passed through Milano last Sunday evening just after dark enroute to San Antonio over the I. & G. N. railroad. A crowd gathered at the Milano Depot but the train didn’t even hesitate. A bunch of flowers were thrown from the train, which Tom Jones became the possessor of. Death – “H. O. Graves Buried at Milano Last Monday” – H. O. Graves, age 41, died at Thorndale on Sunday morning. His remains were broth to Milano Monday and burial took place at the Milano cemetery that afternoon. The Milano W.O.W. Camp bestowed their burial honors. He leaves a wife and four children. He had been in very ill health for several years suffering from complicated lung trouble. Death – “The Death of Mrs. L. J. Stewart of Pin Oak” – News reached us on Thursday, Oct. 28th of the death of Mrs. Jim Stewart of Pin Oak. She leaves an aged mother, Grandma Westbrook, several brothers and sisters as follows: Albert Westbrook, Tom Westbrook of Liberty, Dick Westbrook of Kenedy, Mrs. Edna Trigg of Denton, Mrs. Sallie Hensley of Houston, Mrs. Helen Bussa of Louisiana. Her children: Lenard Stewart and Mrs. W. A. Belt of Oakdale and Ab Stewart of Pin Oak. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 20, 1920 Marriage – Miss Mattie Ewing Fontaine and Charles McCullough were married on Sunday, Nov. 14thh at Mineral Springs, AR. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. S. F. Hess. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Nov. 27, 1920 * Death – “W. A. Reese Died Last Week at Liberty Home” – W. A. Reese, one of Liberty’s citizens, died Thursday [damaged, portion missing] He leaves a wife and 10 grown children. [lengthy article] The Milano Gazette, Sat., Dec. 18, 1920 Death – “Aged Lady Dies from Effects of Rheumatism” - Grandma Conner, mother of J. A. Gunnels, died at her home here last Friday after a few days illness. She had been a sufferer from rheumatism for several years and it seemed to settle in her spine, which was the cause of death. She was buried at Liberty on Saturday afternoon. She leaves a husband and one sun. Her husband will go to Davilla to live at the home of his daughter. Death – Pikes Peak – Miss Maude Hairston, age 14, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edward (Bud) Hairston, died Monday night and was buried at Sandy Creek cemetery Tuesday. She died from the effects of some kind of poisoning and had been suffering from its effects since last Friday. Death – News reached Milano on Thursday that the 3-year old child of Mr. & Mrs. T. B. Niles died during the night at the family home a mile or two north of town. The child had been ill with some kind of throat trouble, the reports stating it was diphtheria or a complication of pneumonia. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Dec. 25, 1920 “Gazette Has Completed its Ninth Year “ – With this week’s issue, the Gazette starts on its 10th year of existence. *Death – Pikes Peak – The infant of Mr. & Mrs. Tabor, a son-in-law of Mr. Akins, died Saturday and was buried Sunday at the Sandy Creek cemetery. *Death – Maude Hairston, the oldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edward (Bud) Hairston died on Monday night, Dec. 13th at 10 o’clock. Her remains were laid to rest in the Sandy Creek Cemetery. *Death – Ruby Ann Opal Niles, age 3-years, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. B. Niles, died at the family home in the northern Milano Wednesday night of last week and was buried at the Milano Cemetery Thursday afternoon. The child had been very ill for several days with throat trouble The Milano Gazette, Sat., ca. Jan. ___, 1921 [damaged issue – Vol. X, No. 4 – date missing – issue between Dec. 25, 1930 and before Jan. 18, 1921] No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., ca. Jan. 8, 1921 Birth – Summit – Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. A. S. Hurt Death – Oakdale Community – Mrs. Oneal [O’Neal] received news her aunt [no name given] died and burial would take place at the Prospect Cemetery. The Milano Gazette, Sat., ca. Jan. 22, 1921 Birth – Liberty Community – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Kirk on Wednesday, Jan 5th. Death – “Lade at Sand Grove Has Left Earthly Life – Mrs. Ben [Alice B.] Dickey died on Sunday morning, Jan. 9thh at 3 a.m. at the home of her home. She had been suffering some 3-weeks or a month with pneumonia. She was buried at Sand Grove cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. She leaves a husband and children. Marriage – Welcome Woods and Miss Mabel Beard, both of Summit, were married Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. C. M. Beard. Death – “Former Milano Citizen is Buried at Calvert” – Williard B. May, age 75, a former Milano citizen was buried at Calvert Saturday. He leaves a wife living at Calvert. The Milano Gazette, Sat., ca. Jan. 29, 1921 Death – Lethia Price, colored, died Wednesday night of some chronic suffering of long standing. She was the wife of Vance Price and daughter-in-law of Jim Price. Burial was Friday morning. Death – Lucy Price, colored, wife of Parson Jim Price, died at Temple on Monday and was buried at Cameron on Tuesday. She was in ill health for a long time and had been at a hospital in Temple for treatment. Death – “Aged Citizen Died Suddenly Thursday Morning” - J. H. Taylor, age 71, died suddenly Thursday morning about 7: 30 a.m. from heart failure at his home here in Milano. He had been in sound health with the exception of advanced age and feebleness at time. He was an early settler of this country and his wife died some years ago. He had been living with his two daughters, Miss Jessica Taylor and Miss Ella Taylor. Besides these two daughters, he leaves a son, S. W. Taylor and three brothers, Boyd Taylor of north Milano, John Taylor of Somerville and Richard Taylor of Mississippi. He was a charter member of the Milano Masonic lodge. Burial was at Milano cemetery on Friday. Birthday – Rev. H. T. Hart was 81-years old on Monday, Jan. 25th. Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Miller. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 12, 1921 Marriage – “Milano Couple Married at Cameron Saturday” – Lon M. Peoples and Miss Bernice Beard were married last Saturday morning at Cameron. The is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. M. Beard of Summit and the groom is the son of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Peoples, Sr. [lengthy article] * Death – “Infant Child was Buried here Sunday Morning” – Nelson Ray Shelton, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Shelton of 401 George St., San Antonio, died last Saturday morning and was brought to Milano Sunday morning for burial. The body was accompanied by the father, grandmother and aunts, Mrs. M. B. Walkup, Mrs. Sam Cochran, and Mrs. V. Hueps, all of Rosebud. The baby is the nephew of Mrs. W. F. Hooker. Marriage – Juan Salinas and Maria Fernando, a Mexican couple on the B. N. Ashley farm east of town were married last Saturday afternoon by Judge W. E. Peel. The ceremony took place at Mr. Ashley’s farm near Oxford City. Marriage – Oakdale – Louis Caleb Etheridge, formerly of Hoyte and Miss Opal Nix were married on Jan. 30th. They will make their home in Coleman county. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 19, 1921 Anniversary – “Milano Lady Married 50 Years Ago Last Sunday” – Mrs. R. A. Hensley, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. R. Hairston, left Sunday on No. 6 for Santa Anna, where she will spend the spring and summer with her son, C. S. Hensley. Mrs. Hensley said she was married 50 years ago last Sunday. She and John Hensley “ran away” and were married on Brindelee Mountain in northern Oklahoma. [lengthy article] Marriage – Pikes Peak – Miss Jodie Fortner and Howard Wilkerson were married on Friday of last week. They were accompanied by Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Fortner to Rockdale where the ceremony was performed. They will make their home in San Antonio. Death – Mrs. Judge Rowell, formerly of Palestine bur recently of Clovis, NM, died some days ago. Her children passed through Milano on Monday with the body for burial in Palestine. While here, they visited old friends of the family. The Milano Gazette, Sat., Feb. 26, 1921 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., March 5, 1921 Death – “Brother of Milano Man Dies at Kansas Home” – Captain L. Bedell received word last week from Larned, KS stating his brother, Albert Bedell, age 78, had died there on Feb. 18th. Burial took place on the 20th. He was a few years younger the Captain Bedell. His wife preceded him in death 30-years ago. He was a soldier in the Civil War and was a member of the Masonic order. He leaves several children, his brother here in Milano and a sister at Linten, IN. The Milano Gazette, Sat., March 12, 1921 Marriage – Miss Annie Lee Peeples of Milano and John Burns of Cameron were married at Waco last Saturday. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Peeples and had been attending college at Waco. Marriage – “Couple are Married at Oxford City last Sunday” – Miss Leah Morgan of Oxford City and W. R. Webb of Cedar Creek country were married Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. M. J. Morgan. Birthday – Captain L. Bedell was 81 years young on Tuesday, March 8th. Birthday – W. A. Ashley was 82 years old on Feb. 28th. Death – W. W. Richards went over to Rockdale several days ago to attend the burial of his great-nephew. The baby died suddenly. The parents got up in the morning and found the child dying and the cause of death is unknown. The Milano Gazette, Sat., March 19, 1921 Birth – Pin Oak - Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Jim Williams The Milano Gazette, Sat., March 26, 1921 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., April 2, 1921 Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. W. W. McCallum on March 26th. Visit – Mrs. J. M. Cave and her grandson, Jesse Bodiford, spent the weekend visiting in Rockdale. The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 4, 1921 Death – “Negro Boy is Drowned Near Gause Last Week” – Judge W. E. Peel was called to Gause early Saturday morning to hold an inquest on the Brazos River over the body of Roosevelt Johnson, a negro boy who drowned in the river Wednesday. The body was found Friday and was left tied in the river until Judge Peel arrived. The boy was about 15-years old and had been swimming with several other boys and in trying to swim up-stream gave the alarm that he needed help. He seemed to have no parents and was making his living as a waif in the community. Judge Peel gave instructions to bury the body, in fact he did this over the phone before he went over, but the colored people wouldn’t touch the body under any circumstances until Mr. Peel came and figured things out. Death – Prospect Community – Willie Mobley, oldest son of Eugene Mobley, of the northern Milano country, died of typhoid fever on Thursday of last week, May 26th. Remodeling – J. M. Cave is remodeling his home and making some repairs and other improvements. The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 11, 1921 * Death – “Relative of Milano Lady Passes Away at Waco” – Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Coffey returned home Thursday night of last week from Waco where they had been called to the bedside and death of her uncle, Charles Hudson Jones, age 90, who died Wednesday morning. He was a pioneer settler of Waco and was a prominent businessman. His wealth is estimated at least $500,000. He leaves a widow as sole survivor. He was born in Liverpool, England and came to this country at the age of 25. Before coming to Waco he was a banker at Louisville, KY. * Death – “In Memory of the Life of Little Willie Mobley” – Willie Mobley is gone, going to be with his mother who left us 1 year and 11 months before. [lengthy article] The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 18, 1921 Marriage – “Young Milano Lady Becomes Bride at Temple” – Miss Juanita Beavers and Jack McCloud were married at Temple on Wednesday. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. E. F. Evard and the groom is a railroad telegraph operator at Temple where the couple will make their home. [lengthy article] Murder – “Mob Follows a Negro Murderer Thru Milano” – Sheriff Ed Ellis and two deputies of Caldwell passed through Milano Tuesday morning in a car with a negro whom they were carrying away from a threatened mob at Caldwell. The negro, it was reported, had killed a white man at Cooks Point and also injured his daughter. About 2-hours later, a mob arrived in Milano in 10 or 12 cars and while here, learned the negro was in the Cameron jail. [lengthy article] [No names given] College Graduate – “Former Milano Citizen Achieves High Degree” – Captain & Mrs. L. Bedell received a letter from their son, Professor B. Youngblood a few days ago stating that he had just finished his studies at the university in Madison, WI and he would receive the academic title of Doctor of Philosophy, the highest degree awarded at any university in the world. Prof. Youngblood is director of the extension department at Texas A&M College at College Station and will again be there after June 22nd. [lengthy article] The Milano Gazette, Sat., June 25, 1921 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 2, 1921 No abstracts The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 9, 1921 * Death – “Lady and Little Babe of Oxford Buried Monday” – Mrs. Ernest Morgan died Sunday morning about 11 am in the Oxford City community after a critical illness of about a week’s duration. Burial took place at the Smyrna cemetery Monday morning. An infant babe, who had preceded its mother several hours in death was laid to rest beside her. She leaves a husband and two children. Birthday – Mrs. S. M. Bullock celebrated her 57th birthday on June 24th at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Reese. Only three of her children were present, Mrs. Jesse Kirk, Mrs. Reese and Roy Bullock. The other children could not attend. Her daughter, Mrs. J. Chaney is living at Paris Island, SC[lengthy article] * Death – “Milano Young Man is Killed in Auto Accident” – Sam Holland, a former Milano citizen was killed in an automobile accident near Mart. The body was sent to Milano Saturday and was buried in the Milano cemetery. He was the son of Mrs. J. B. Holland. The car he was riding in collided with another car and death was perhaps instantaneous. The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 16, 1921 [damaged issue] * Death – “Writes About Accident that Killed Milano Man” – A letter from C. P. Lumpkin of Mart, who was one of the occupants of the automobile accident in which Sam Holland lost his life writes to Mrs. J. B. Holland. [lengthy article] Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. Jim Jones at Sandy Creek on July 9th. The Milano Gazette, Sat., July 23, 1921 Visiting – Mr. & Mrs. T. M. Cave of Little Rock, AR are visiting at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Cave. Woodsmen of the World Milam County, Texas: Abstracts from the Milano Gazette - 1912-1921