MILAM COUNTY TEXAS - Newspapers: The Cameron Sentinel - 1880 ****************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynna Kay Shuffield USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************************** The Cameron Sentinel - 1880 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 is NOT an every name index to the newspapers. Only articles related to births, deaths, marriages, lynchings, 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. This book is comprised of newspaper abstracts from The Cameron Sentinel newspaper published in Cameron, Milam County, Texas and available only in its original format at: Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library San Jacinto Monument Museum of History One Monument Circle La Porte (Houston), Texas 77571-9585 These are the only two copies of this newspaper known to exist. = = = = = B. W. Cammer, Publisher $2 per annum Quote on the Masthead: "How to the line - let the chips fall where they may. Quote on p. 2: "The only Official Organ of Milam County" = = = The Cameron Sentinel, March 5, 1880, Cameron, Milam Co., TX Vol. 4, No. 19 NOTE: Damage to the lower right-hand bottom of the first page (columns 4, 5, 6 & 7). Damage at the fold lines and center of page. Article - Some fiend in human form attempted to burn the fence around the San Antonio Catholic cemetery a few days ago. Article - There are now attending the public schools in Houston 915 white and 731 colored children. Article - The old press on which the Houston Telegraph was printed during the Mexican War, over 30 years ago, and which was thrown into Buffalo Bayou by the Mexicans, is not in a Houston warehouse, a relic of the days that are dead, and a curiosity that attracts much attention. The Houston Telegram, the success of the Telegraph ought to buy it. Article - Weatherford, TX - a new town has recently been established in Hardeman county near the Pease river on which there is a large amount of good building timber, building stone and numerous springs of good soft water. The town has been christened Pease River City. B. D. Lower, and commissioner of the Western Land Company is now locating a colony of 150 families in the town and county, Article - Mrs. Lovell, who lives in Falls county, near Bremond, was left a widow more than a year ago, with two children, a daughter age 15 and a son age 13. The daughter, realizing they were poor said to her mother, "You attend to household affairs and brother and I will cultivate the farm." With a spirit of a young woman of Sparta, that brave hearted Texas girl went to work plowing, hoeing and delving early and late and the result of her industry last year was 14 bales of cotton and 300 bushels of corn. She has the pluck of which heroines are made and is the grandest 16 year old maiden in Texas. Article - "The Polar Winter" Article - Louisiana Western railway track Article - "Fast Railway Speeds" Article - "Texas Tobacco" Article - "The Census of 1800 - The various Officials who Will Manage the Business" Article - "Telegraphic Progress Last Year" Article - "Texas Livestock Items" Article - "Big Guns Afloat - The Inflexible, the Duillo and the Dandolo" Article - "The Resurrection Flower" Article - "The Cental" Article - "A Story of Colonel Crockett" (article damaged) Ad - "Cheap Blacksmithing" - Yoe & Meyers - Sept. 26, 1879 Article - "Latest Telephone Stories - The marvels of the telephone" Article - We shall be able to announce in our next issue the fund for building a courthouse and jail at Rockdale, in case the county seat is removed, is fixed in such a shape that will be no question of its forthcoming. - Rockdale Messenger Article - Keep it before the people that the Rockdale "election Bess" says that the vote on the removal of the county seat ... case your vote at your proper box on March 16, 1880 for "Old Milam and the center." Article - The petition for the road between Cameron and Davilla was presented to the county at the commencement of the February term and was backed by the whole of the Cameron ring. - Rockdale Messenger - Yes, and that ring was backed by over 400 taxpayers from every precinct of the county except Rockdale it was signed largely by Davilla precinct taxpayers and commissioner No. 4, not only opposed the bridge resolution but also opposed the Cameron and Davilla road and asked that his little "No" be spread upon the minutes of the court. [lengthy article] Article - We only mention this as being the testimony of Maj. Rogers that there is such a thing as a ring at Cameron. - Rockdale Messenger - Yes, that ring in circumference is from the corporate limits of Rockdale to every portion of the county and the "slogan" of that ring is "no division of old Milam - no increase of Taxations to erect and maintain a duplicate set of public buildings" and "To the center! Boys to the center!!" Article - "The Rockdale Messenger" - We were disappointed upon the arrival of the mail today that the Messenger did not come on time but late, just as we were going to press, the mystery was solved and the trick of Mr. Breeding and other tricksters of Rockdale in the county seat question, was exposed, by one of our citizens handing us a copy of the Messenger received by him in the mail with the information from Rockdale that it was the programme of Mr. Breeding not to send his paper to Cameron and points opposing the removal of the county seat until too late for any reply to be made to the huge collection of falsehoods contained in this issue of the Messenger before the election on the county seat question takes place. [lengthy article] Article - "Mass Meeting at Rockdale" - Judge J. S. Perry called to the chair, Leonard Isaacs, Secty. It was moved and seconded that the voters of Beat No. 4 be requested to vote at their old voting boxes and disregard the action of the commissioners court in redistricting the voting districts. Article - "Courthouse Question" - (article damaged) Article - "Convention Called" - The Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of the State having issued his call for a Convention to be held at Galveston on April 20th. Capt. John W. Hood, the Chairman of the County Executive Committing having departed this life since the meeting of the last county convention, I have thus published this notice. J. S. Terry Letter to the Editor - We have heard it claimed by our neighbors of Rockdale and asserted as fact that their precinct paid nearly if not quite one half of the taxes of the county. Therefore in order to place the exact figures before the people for effect, J. E. Longmoore was sent to Cameron by Rockdale to take the figures from the tax rolls of 1879. His calculations shows the following: Pct. No. 1 $ 496,763 Pct. No. 2 $ 460,368 Pct. No. 3 $ 203,126 Pct. No. 4 $ 597,425 Total $ 2,222,673 Deduct No. 4 -597,425 Leaves $1,625,248 [very lengthy article] Article - "Don't Drink that Whisky" - Rockdale strikers have sent 4 bbls. of Rockdale whisky into the country to be given away on election day to voters in consideration of their votes for Rockdale. We warn all who intend voting for Cameron on that day, and who are in the habit of taking "something" for the "stomach sake" to be sure and vote before you drink that whisky, for dead men don't count worth a cent in this election. I tell you that whiskey will kill and if by accident you should survive one dram of it, you would ever afterwards feel like stealing something from a sheep to a courthouse. Ad - Jas. B. Moore, Druggist & Apothecary Ad - D. D. Wallace, Attorney Ad - W. M. McGregor, Attorney Ad - Dr. N. Cass, Physician Ad - Marshall Rogers & Pickney S. Ford, Attorneys Ad - R. J. Boykin, Attorney Ad - Tin Shop, E. Atkinson, Tinner Ad - T. J. Stirman, Contractor & Builder Ad - J. H. Kilpatrick, Attorney & General Land Agent Article - Mail Arrivals & Departures Article - Church Directory Article - Official County Directory R. J. Boykin - County Judge J. C. Oxenford - District Clerk F. M. Adams - County Attorney J. C. Rogers - County Clerk F. M. Smith - County Treasurer Geo. Green - County Surveyor J. B. Wolf - Sheriff W. W. Hopkins - Tax Assessor J. R. Bradley - Hide Inspector J. M. Smith - Justice of the Peace No. 1 J. T. Thweatt - Justice of the Peace No. 2 R. S. Cox - Justice of the Peace No. 3 F. A. Hill - Justice of the Peace No. 4 J. W. Lee - Justice of the Peace No. 5 B. Robinson - Justice of the Peace No. 6 J. G. Wilson - County Commissioner No. 1 Mr. Terrell - County Commissioner No. 2 R. S. Cox - County Commissioner No. 3 R. M. Wiley - County Commissioner No. 4 C. F Ingram - Constable No. 1 S. K. Lindsey - Constable No. 2 T. Carleton - Constable No. 3 J. F. Isaacs - Constable No. 4 F. Y. Norman - Constable No. 5 G. Glover - Constable No. 6 Article - Court Calendar Article - Secret Orders I.O.O.F., Cameron Lodge No., 56 - J. C. Oxenford, Noble Grand & E. W. Phillips, Secretary San Andres Lodge No. 170, A.F. & A.M. - Officers: C. H. Yoe, W.M.; J. M. Randolph, S. W.; Marshall Rogers, J.W.; G. E. Worcester, Secretary; J. B. Moore, Treasurer; O. M. Reece, Tyler; D. M. Meyers, J.D.; J. F. Davis, S.D.; Geo. Green, D.S.; R. A. Parker, J.S. Knights of Honor, Cameron Lodge 610 - W. M. Woodson, Dictator & W. D. Paden, Reporter K & L of H, Evening Star Lodge No. 62 - J. M. Randolph, Protector & W. D. Paden, Secretary Article - "J. M. Smith's Office" - Those having business before a Justice of the Peace will find J. M. Smith, Esq. In the corner room of the old Milam House where he a snug little office. Feb. 27, 1880 Letter to the Editor: Because of the articles appearing in the Sentinel favoring the County Seat remaining at Cameron which Mr. Breeding accredits to me that gentleman attempts to cash opprobrium upon my name for reason that I have differed with the majority of my fellow citizens in some political questions. I would say that Mr. B not only shown inability to answer arguments presented in favor of Cameron but he has by his indulgence in personalities shown himself capable of prostituting the honorable profession of journalist. I can very well afford to have the people's attention called to the time when I occupied the position of a sheriff of Milam county for I think I may say without boasting that they remember it to my credit. B. I. Arnold Article - Question of the Davilla Bridge [lengthy article] Estate - J. C. Reece, administrator of the estate of J. T. Price, deceased has find his final account for settlement. Ad - H. Terheum, Butcher & Meat Market Article - "Open Letter to President Hayes" Estate - H. P. Hale administrator of the estate of Thos. P. Bailey, deceased has filed his final account for settlement Ad - B. Vogel & Co. - New Store, west side of Public Square Ad - T. J. Stirman, House Building Ad - J. M. Wallace, Restaurant in the Old Milam House Ad - John Orr & Co., Calvert Estrayed - D. M. Smith on Jan. 78, 1880, before Jno. T. Thweatt, J.P., one sorel horse, 15 hands, blaze face, 13 or 14 years old, branded in script D, appraised at $20. Estrayed - E. Hamill on Jan. 10, 1880, before J. M. Smith, J.P., one brown ox, maked two spllits in the left ear, brand resembling an X on left hip, 6 years old; also one roan ox, marked underbit in the right ear and two underbits in the left, branded script M on right hip, 12 years old. Estrayed - Nelson Young on Dec. 14, 1879, before R. S. Cox, J.P., 1 horse brown color, 14 or 15 hands, white star in forehand, shod all round, about 10 or 12 years, branded BT connected (the B turned to forming the top of the T) on right shoulder; 1 light sorrel mule, about 15 hands, 10 years, no brand, shod all round. Estrayed - T. J. Falkner on Dec. 28, 1879, before F. A. Hill, J.P., 1 bay horse, about 7 years, branded T half circle over right shoulder, appraised $40. Esxtrayed - S. Spronger on Jan. 23, 1880, before R. S. Cox, J.P., 1 bay mare, 12 or 13 hands, branded diamond P on left shoulder, 7 or 8 years, appraised $15. Estrayed Chas. A. Danford on Feb. 7, 1889, before F. A. Hill, J.P., 1 brown mare mule, about 15 years, 13 hands, blind in left eye, black brand on each hip, appraised $25. Ad - The Cameron Sentinel, Democratic Newspaper Ad - Mrs. N. W. Brooks, Proprietress of the Bredmond House Ad - McFaddin & Crockett, Attorneys Ad - B. I. Arnold, Esq Ad - C. F. Ingram & G. C. Bridges - Carpenters, Builders & Undertakers Ad - Wm. H. Hamman & F. M. Adams, Attorneys Poem - The Patient Preacher Article - "The Will of the Half Brother" by E. Ida Williams The Cameron Sentinel, Nov. 11, 1880, Cameron, Milam Co., TX Vol. 5, No. 4 NOTE: Damage to the lower right-hand bottom of the first page (columns 4, 5, 6 & 7). Damage at the fold lines and center of page. Article - "His Welcome from the Old Folks!" Article - "A Nebraska Story" Article - "American Tableware" Article - "Peculiar Mines in Colorado" Article - "The Raquet" (the latest thing in dances) Article - "Household Hints" Article - "Noses Classified" Article - "The Villain Victoria" (one of the great Indian Chiefs) Article - "Selecting Cattle for Feeding" Article - "An Humble Printer" Article - "A Lake of Alligators" Article - "Tarring Fence Posts" Article - "Highwaymen" - There is a band of highwaymen operating near Waco. Their victims are principally farmers who go to town and sell their cotton and on their way back home, are stopped by these knights of the road and relieved of their cash. Several have suffered in this way of late. Article - "Llano's Records Destroyed" - The district and county clerk's offices at Llano have been destroyed by fire. It was evidently done by persons under indictment. There were 45 cases on the criminal docket and it will require great labor and expense to reinstate them. Article - "Enduring a Cold Latitude" - Lieut. Schwatki and party who returned to England spent an entire year in Arctic sledge traveling where temperatures reached 101 degrees below zero. Article - "East Bernard - Jones Majority in Wharton County" Article - "The Sacred Fire of the Pueblos" Article - Tramps are numerous in and around Houston. Article - "Texas Produces One Fifth" of the total cotton crop of the South Article - "Coleman - Shepard's Majorities - The Newly Elected Officials" Article - "More Salmon than Water" Article - "Interesting to American Cotton Growers" Article - "Mechanics as Farmers" Article - "Election Squabble" Article - "Elevation of Cameron - Little River Bridge and Trestle" - The length of the trestle, including the bridge across the main stream is 4,000 feet; length of bridge from one bank of the river to the other is 200 feet; average height of bridge on both sides of the river from the ground 23 feet or 22 feet from top of pile foundation, height of false work across river 53 feet, at ordinary or mean water level elevation of bridge above sea level is 385 feet; elevation of the town of Cameron, on the Courthouse Square, above the sea level 400; elevation of the Knob, in Bell county, above sea level 700. The information was obtained frm the accommodating engineer of C.G. & S.F. Railway Co. Article - "Boiler Explosion - Body of an Unknown Man Found" - San Antonio, Nov. 9th - On Saturday last the boiler in E. Lowley and S. P. Lowley's cotton gin at Oakville, exploded, injuring four men. Mr. Fulton, the engineer was seriously and perhaps fatally burned. S. P. Lowley received very painful injuries. The tin-roof of the building was thrown several roeds (?). The decomposed body of a man was found near Leon Springs in this county. An inquest failed to furnish any clew as to its identity, but was supposed to have been shot through the head. Gen. Rennypcker of the 16th Infantry en route to this department to take the place of the 24th Infantry, arrived last night. He is glad to make the change from the Bleak plains of Western Kansas to the sunny climes of Texas. A. A. Wulff, dry goods merchant of this city failed today. M. Henry Berg is assignee. Liabilities unknown. Article - "Falling from a Balloon - A Gymnast's Plunge from a Trapeze a Thousand Yards from the Ground" Article - "Man Frozen to Death" - Fort Worth, Nov. 6th - N. M. Bone who lives near Maysfield was found about 5-miles from the city this morning frozen to death. Becoming intoxicated yesterday evening he left the city to return home and it is supposed he fell out from the wagon and remained lying on the ground during the entire night. Ad - W. T. Danforth, Staple & Fancy Groceries Ad - Dillard High School for both sexes at Cameron will open its 24 session on the 1st Monday in September 1880. Besides the usual common school studies and high school curriculum of Greek, Latin and mathematics, students will be instructed in a comprehensive course of Natural Philosophy and Bookkeeping and surveying with field practice. Teachers: H. M. Dillard, Male Dept.; Mrs. H. M. Dillard, Female Dept.; Mrs. Julia M. Haynie, Assistant Drawing; Mrs. Wm. H. Tarver, Music Ad - Wiley & Porter, Groceries Ad - Lu Meyers, Blacksmithing & Wheelright Ad - R. J. Boykin, Attorney Ad - Marshall Rogers & Pinckney S. Ford, Attorneys Notice - W. H. Stubicki & Co. Agreed to dissolve. H. B. Easterwood, one partner of the firm, retiring and W. H. Stubicki, the other partner assuming all liabilities who is alone authorized to collect the debts of the late firm. Maysfield, Oct. 8, 1880. Ad - W. M. McGregor, Attorney Poem - My First Cigar Article - "The Search for Paradise" Article - "Origin of the Merino Sheep" Article - "An Amusing Duel" Article - "Important Experiemental Enterprise" Article - "The Showtl" (a mammal of America) Article - "The Oleander Poisonous"