El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
TEXAS.
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DR.. F.. H~arnesberger of Beckville,
writes to the Dallas News as follows:
Il noticed in yesterdays News ali ac-
count of a relic of the campaign OF
1S6O-a button worn by partisans OF
Douglas and Johnson" and found by
Mr.. Hawley at Hutchins- | have a
souvenir of the campaign OF 1S4O.
which takes us back sixty years, and
to the hottest campaign ever waged IN
this country. The souvenir is appar-
emily pure copper. and is nearly the
size of a half dollar. On one side is
a complete likeness of ex-President
Harrison's grandfather, who Was at
the time a candidate for the presiden-
cy. Just above his picture is MAJOR
General w. H. Harrison just be-
meath is Born Feb. 9, 1913" On the
other side is the log cabin that is his
toric and a pole running up from the
top bearing the United States flag. To
the left of the cabin stands a large
magnolia tree, and under the tree is
a well and a cup sitting on it. The logs
and the openings to the house are as
distinct as yesterday, and General Har-
rison looks grand in his uniform. Just
above the house is The Peoples
Choice" Just beneath, The Hero of
~Tippecanoe.'
This souvenir was found under the
ruins of an old house back in Geor-
gia when / was a child and it has been
in my possession eve since. 1t makes
a unique watch charm and have e
wearing it as such for years, and the
wearing makes it brighter and more
beautiful. l have Eve found any
one that ever saw but this n and l
have often thought hat / would write
ex-President Harrison to know II
he had one of them"
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
: Lee Martin. a resident of COX coun-
ty. cut his throat accidentally while
shaving himself. He almost complete
ly severed his wind pipe. He fell
heavily to the DOR and his wife who
was in another room came to his as
sistance. A physician was summoned.
the wound was sewed up anc he was
taken to San Angelo for further treat
ment. Physicians say that the wound
is not necessarily fatal. He was
from a horse a few years ago and re-
ceived injuries from which he never
fully recovered. The injuries cause
him to have ervou n cramp1ng
spells and it is supposed that during
one of these attacks he cut himself
SHIPPED TO NEW YORK.
he eIldlh Vi otCfC DAONAS- eA(
bridge jumper and all round sporting
man. who died from pulmonary trouble
in San Antonio were shipped to New
York for burial and were accompanied
by his wife and daughter, Miss Inez
Brodie. who have been with him dur
ing his illness.
The body was escorted to the Inter
national and Great Northern depot by
a detail from the local lodge of Eagles
of which he was a member. There was
no funeral ceremony of any kind in
this city.
Mrs. Brodie stated that her husband
had $40 900 insurance IN his life.
DETERMINED TO DIE.
NJ. G. Whitaker killed himself at the
residence of his brother. r. D.. Whitaker.
in N~acogdoches. He cut his throat in
several places with a razor and then
Jumped into a well. He was drawn
out of the well alive, but died in a few
minutes. He was subject to mental
depressions and had before been in
the asylum at San Antonio. He was a
single man about forty years of age,
and belonged to one of the best pioneer
families. His father was a San ia
cintO veteran
A FREAK OF NATURE.
A freak of nature was found by j.
G. Yoakum, neal Honey Grove, last
week. 1t was half pig and half calf,
the head and body being that of a
were those of a hog. 1t was dead when
found.
NEW MEXICO.