Twenty Years Ago Athens
Weekly Review Thursday Nov 5,1925
Items taken from the weekly Review of Nov 2,1905

Mrs. M. E. Edgar visited with her parents in Dallas.
W. E. Johnson, of the Baxter community enrolled with the review for another year.
The Malakoff Public School carried an advertisment in this issue offering ten full grades. A. S. Tanner was President of the Board and T. J. Paine was prinicipal of the school. He has three assistant teachers.
Editor Yantis went up to Dallas friday evening to witness the opening of the great Dallas State Fair Saturday. It being press day he expected and was not disapointed, to meet a goodly number of the press gang.
A ten day Holiness meeting was announced to begin at Pine Grove Friday night, Nov 3. The notice was signed by W. M. Mitchell.
The literary society at Mill Run reorganized Saturday night with Lum Scott, president, Joe Owen vice president, Miss Fannie Murphy, secretary and Frank Burr, sergent-at-arms according to local reporter.
W. R. Caldwell is building him a fine residence now. This makes Bill a fixture still, which we are glad to note.
A list of letters that remained uncalled for at the post office was "advertised" by Post Master W. A. Hawn, who chargesd 1c additional postage on those called for and delivered.
An article under an El Paso date line gave the information that "Chas Funk, a Chinaman forbidden to enter the U. S. and Mrs. Kate Berry Rusconi, a Japanese widow who could not marry in Mexico until she had worn weeds for two years, circumvented the laws of both nations by being married in the center of the International Bridge across the Rio Grande. A large crowd witnessed the wedding and showered the couple with rice after the ceremony which was performed by Justice Mitchell of El Paso.
"The T. & N. O. ran a special from Jacksonville to Dallas Minday, on account of Barnum and Bailey show.
The States of Mississippi and Louisiana were in a tilt over the responsibility for the outbreak of the yellow fever. Each state claimed the infection occured in the other.
W. C. Smith and H. P. Barton of Malakoff shipped 450 head of stock cattle to Galveston Friday. We understand these cattle finally go to Cuba.
The advertisment of "The Klondike, Sam and Lee's Place," gave the advice "No side-board to complete without a bottle of good whiskey for medical and family use.
H. C. Mecham's Big Store in a full page ad offered sewing thread per spool 1c; 20 yards LL brown domestic for $1.00, 2 yards common valencine lace, 1c. The best teagel down at 10c yard, Ladies jackets 2.50 to $3.50. Men's suite for $3.90. 54 inch broad cloth at 95c yard.Typed as appears in article. LGR

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