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SMITHVILLE TIMES 1/8/99 ANOTHER HERO GONE A
Sacrificial Offering Upon the Altar of Patriotism A deep and sincere sadness settled upon our stae when the startling news was flashed over the cable and wires that Col. W. H. Mabry of
the First Texas Volunteer Infantry had died at Havana of pneumonia and meningitis on
Wednesday, January 4th. His name will ever be cherished in the minds
and hearts of his countrymen, and will go down in history as a hero whose example should be
followed. He has left a heritage of noble selfsacrifice and disinterested patriotism. The world has lost a brother, the state has
been bereft of a friend, the army has had taken from it a leader, and upon the dead soldier's
family has been inflicted a sorrow the depth of which can never be gauged, in which the
entire state of Texas deeply and sincerely sympathizes. Our New Laundry Our city will, in about ten days, have a new
steam laundry. The apparatus is being
placed in position as rapidly as possible and we will
soon be able to wear a "biled" shirt
every day. The new enterprise is being backed financially
by Mr. M. E. Maney, who is always quick to seize opportunities for doing good business
that other men overlook, and his backing is a guarantee that the venture will be a success
and that every effort will be made to meet the approval of the public. It is to be an entirely new process and will
be under the active management of Mr. R. P. Reinhart, a gentleman who has had extensive
experience in the business. The
laundry will be located adjoining the power house. Let our citizens extend their cooperation and
support and it will prove the success that it will deserve. |
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