The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
METEOROLOGICAL.

JOHNSON--Beevtlie, Texan, November
10. Mr. D. J Johnson. an aged and much |
respected citizen Of this county. died at |
the residence OF Mr.. o. d. Galloway ct |
skidmorc Wednesday morning Mr., Jchn-
son WAS ~ years II age and was the :lrst
man to break dirt for the erection Of a |
building In Skidmorc. He was mn old resi- |
dent OF Texas, having been In the State for |
over forty years. He had no known living
relative.
CoNDRA--Paige Texas, November 49,
Died, at his home Shroe miles east OF Paige
yesterday at 4 p. m. John Condres AGED
about s. years. Though somewhat cccen-
trio he was known far and wide for his
genuine honesty OF purpose and fairness
in dealing with his fellow-man. His re-
mains were laid to rest at Ridgcway. two
miles west OF town.
O'AfEARA--Denton Texas. November is,
Mrs, Ross o'Meara. wife OF a well known
farmer living north OF town, died yester
day OF cerehro spinal meningitis. aged
about 40 years. She was sick only a short
while
PAGE--Corpus Christi. Texas. November
1S.--Mr. Joseph Page Of Nuoccstown, this
| county, died at the Warren house IN this
| city Tuesday night at y o'clock from tuher-
cular pentiniis He had been III for some
| time and surgical operation was per-
| formed on him Tuesday evening last and
| be expired the same night Deceased was
a well known farmer and leaves wife.
four children and two brothers 20 mourn
his loss. The remains were Inferred In
the Nuecestcwn cemetery.
| JONES Ennis. Texas, November 49,
| Mrs, ID. NJ Jones. IN elderly lady of APP
| parently good health, died suddenly NJ
the home Of her daughter at Bristol. Tues
! day, November ~. OF heart disease. She
| atst ut In Gri2ynrN.
prominent citizen of Waxahachic,
BoREN-- Ennis. Texas. November tS.-.
DIR. Sam Bcren, an aged gentleman OF this
city, died this morning ut Z o'clock lie
was one OF the first settlers IN this county
and good citizen.
WHEEL oCli--G gainesville, Texas, Mo-
vember lT.--Ncws reached here today that
Uncle" Bob Wheelock died suddenly at
Mineral Wells near bloomfield, Cook eoun-
~, Sunday night. Uncle Bob was one
Of the oldest settlers OF Cooke county.
having been the hrst county Judge elected
by the people that this county over had
MIR. wheeiock was 10 years old and leaves
a wife and several grown children 10 mohrn
his death
BoRUM---McDade, Texas, November IL,
Miss Katie Borum died last night al
Austin. She WAS raised within few mile
OF fhis place and left here few months
ago in perfect health to attend Nchool u
Austin. The remains will be brought dowr
on the train today and buried In the NC
Dsde cemetery.
COLES Temple, Texes. November lS,'-
pleasant Coles. an old resident 81 TEN
.. pie, died Mt the Kings Daughters hospita
Yesterday morning from consumption ana
complication OF troubles produced by ak
posture.
! CAMPBELI.-Sh Sherman Texas, Noyo,nbc
I ls. Mrs. Polly Campbell died This morn
Q ing mt the residence OF her son John Camp
: bell three miles south OF Sherman, "Aun
o Polly" as she was known among her In
II Innate friends WAS one of the Oldest gel
: tiers OF Grayson county heing over
a years Of age. Death WAS due 10 Diliou
G fever
u SCOTT--W axahacbie. Texas. No,embs
: II The pretty little 3-year-old son OF NJ
and Mrs. w. j. Scott died yesterday an
! will be buried this morning The chlli ha
y been sick nearly three weeks.
= DAv1S-Lake Charles, La, November 4
: IaAMiss George Davis. aged IA, died OF Vim
: ton, La. last night. She is the iprshtt
. Of Mr.. r.. NJ. Davis OF that place. a rcl
: tleman who Is well known In this city
= Miss George was also well known aud Ia
!, very many friends In various pgrtq ~ III
. parish. She died OF typhoid fever. liz
Y remains Will be inferred at the Nibidt
Bluff cemetery.