Uvalde Co., TX: News - 1906 Uvalde News Tidbits from the Dallas Morning News This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Don Brownlee Upload date: 01/10/2005 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************** 20 January 1906 Dallas Morning News, p. 4 Uvalde Banker Dead San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 19. - Col. SIMPSON, aged about 70 years, died this morning. Deceased lived in Uvalde where he was prominent. He was owner of the bank, waterworks system and was a big stockman at that place. He is survived by a wife and three children. Remains were sent to Uvalde for interment. 25 March 1906 Dallas Morning News, p. 19 Tailor Kills Himself Uvalde, Tex., March 23. - Mr. GRETZNER, a tailor by trade, shot and killed himself this morning. He left a letter saying a tailoring company of San Antonio would pay his burial expenses. 19 October 1906 Dallas Morning News, p. 14 WARD - Taylor, Tex., Oct. 17. - A telephone message from Uvalde announces the sudden death at his home there of James WARD, a former citizen of Taylor, who fell dead there yesterday from a stroke of paralysis. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. R. H. TALLEY of Taylor, Mrs. J. T. DALTON of Uvalde and John WARD of Waco. 19 November 1906 Dallas Morning News, p. 4 Woman District Clerk San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 17. - Official returns from Uvalde show that Miss Zena DALRYMPLE was elected County and District Clerk of that county. She was the Democratic nominee and was opposed by Jake MILLIGAN. Miss DALRYMPLE will be the only woman ever elected to office in this State by the qualified voters at a general election.