The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-02
TEXAS DEATHS.
C. c. Mlliear.

Brazoria. Texas July 80. The town
cSsyt snSSReq yesteFGa an after sftsrnoSp the
{ Millican, He had complained Of : not
FEELING wen, and after dinner rode down
10 Lonwood Landing on the Brazos river.
about six miles from town. On his return
he stopped near a negro cnbln about four
miles from town, whore some men were
nNng n wagon bed After watching them
for few minutes he got on of his horse
to show them how TO do the work. hxed
the plank In the bed. drove two nails and
the hammer raised 20 drive the third when
ne sank hack dead His son. Walter MI
nean, was az once notified and he hastenel
out 70 the place With DR. Eaeli and Nj
b Krnuse. Mr. Millican had had a
third stroke OF paralysis lie has been
living In and near Brazcrin gll OF his life
in the county the last Of which was cnun.
~ treasurer, which office he had Just prior
70 the removal OF the county seat from
Brazoria Ca Angloton He leaves wife
Customs A II Mlircan' Walter II Milli-
can and Mrs. Lily Baiowe Of Richmond.
HoSKINS. --Velasco. Texas July 81 -.
Mrs Mary r Hosklns died az the rest.
aenec OF her son az this place Yesterday
A. $50 o'clock. and the funeral VIII he
held NJ the family hurying grounds at
rhalr. nhout nine miles from Yclaseo. Mrs.
HoShlns WAS 0S years. month and : days
old, and hnd been In feeble health for
late ate William p HSsAass ow ,qST Of the he
Monte Video ranch and has spent the most
Of her life here, where she and her hus-
band accumulated a large amount of prop
erty which IS now IN the hands of h,r
sons Mrs Hoskius was president OF the
Ncl0eco National bank NJ the time Of her
death She leaves behind her three sous,
John II Wharton W aud Virgil e, Hos.
| kina, and a host Of friends.
WOOD brentwood, Texas July 90 49,.
| Captain Lawrence r Wood died yesterday
! morning nj o'clock. while sitting IN his
oh do H. 4 III
! mill, from heart failure Captain Wood
was I3 years old and served as captain
( IN the Confederate army and was also &C
! tive I'm the Indian war " the hftics The
4 remains were laid 10 rest at Grecnle1f
I cemetery this afternoon under the auspices
/ Of Camp StoucwPl Jackson.
! HOFFMAN Waco. TeSas, July 30 As
Sistant Postmaster w, II Hoffman OF this
/ city received tho Intelligence hv wire yes
/ terday df the death of his child, which dc
! cured az Castilsn Snriags Miss Tues
/ day night, mud Ne left immediately fol
| that city The death was q sudd n on
ana no cause vas wired aim Tue remains
| arrived M the city tonight ana viii n
| buried in the morning,
SCHURBOHM Gonzales Texas, JnlS
30 Henry Schurbohm died here 81 III
residence Yesterday evening after shoTt
| Illness. His remains were taken to Sat
Antonio today for lnterment He has beer
resident Of Gonzales for two years anf
was prominent contractor and builder
u 49,
I Gonzales cotton mills.
LEDBETTER Austin. Texas, July 30,
| Mrs, Maray Josephine Lodbetter. agfd ..
| years, wife Of Edwin J Ledbetter, died
! this morning Besides her husband tWc
sons aud one daughter survive her. Charles
| p Lawrence y mud Margaret Ledbettcr
| She leavcs also two brothers. Ben PHI
/ low % san Antonio aud VIII Pillow o.
New orleans.
M'ELYEA --Yoakum. Texas July 80 -
News has been received IN the city of ID
death Of G. W McElyea, which occurred
at his home ~ Gonzales sunday. Mr,
McEyea was city secretary OF Aonkunl fol
a number " years and had many Friends
| here.
RHODES. --Angleton, TcTas, July 90
| j u Rhodes died here l3st night ate
was wealthy cattle man and 2 member
! Of an old and highly respected family o.
/ this county.
KERR --Flatonia. Texas. July 80 Lit
tie Leys, the baby girl OF MI and Mrs +
! buried IN the city cemetery here today a
| 1880 o'clock y. m.
puE-Bandera. Texas, July 2s Mrs
| pue nee Carpenter) wife OF 4 v pue
died OF consumption at her residence, eiga
miles northwest OF Bapdera. this after
| noon.
SMILEY. --waxsbachie. Texas, July 30
! DR.. Z f.. Smiley, one OF the Oldest prac
| tltoners of tails city, died Yesterday after
! noon from the effects Of stroke Of paral
( ysis.
| WRATEN --Corsicaua. Texas, July 20, =
! c. J Wratep. a well known and highly r.
! speCted citizen OF Corsicana. died this mori,
| Ing OF typhoid fever.
| HEM. la Grange, Texas. July IS
| Edna, the 10 months old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Fred g, Helm OF this city. die
| yesterday
HARLEY. Mineral Wells. Texas, lu
! 20. Miss ollie Harley died at her home /
this city yesterday. She was 81 year
I old.