Menard County Texas

Brady newspaper articles printed in the Menard News and Messenger

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 8 No. 12
Thursday, January 7, 1915

(page 3)

VICTIM OF SMALL POX
A telegram from Mrs. Bob Rutherford at Brownsville to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Rutherford of this city was received last Friday in which it was stated that her husband had contracted a case of small pox and was seriously ill.
Mr. Rutherford had returned a few days previous from a business trip to San Angelo with a high fever and was quite ill for several days before the nature of his illness became known positively. The case is of the most virulent type.
Mr. Rutherford and family are former citizens, having made their home here for may years previous to removing to Brownsville about two years ago, and have a host of friends in this section who will join in wishing for him a speedy recovery. ---Brady Sentinel---

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 8 No. 13
Thursday, January 14, 1915

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TWO ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE WITHIN THE WEEK
Considerable excitement has been occasioned this week by two attempts at suicide, both cases being young ladies and carbolic acid being employed as the means of attempt to end life in each case.
The first case occurred late Monday afternoon, when Miss Nettie Huffstuttler, of near Fredonia who was stopping at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nabers, swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid and was saved only through the prompt and efficient work of a local physician who was hastily summoned to the scene. Her rash act is supposed to have been caused by worry over a subpoena to appear at an examining trial of a case in which she was involved.
The second case is that of Miss Ethel Dempsey of this city who after an unfruitful search for work yesterday morning purchased an ounce of Carbolic acid and walked into the store of S. A. Benham about noon and after writing a note swallowed the contents and also would have died immediately had not Mrs. Benham rushed into the drug store and secured medical aid. A quantity of grain alcohol and emeties were administered which immediately relieved her stomach of the fatal acid. A crumpled note found clutched in one of her hands and reading, "Send for my people, I am tired of living" and signed her name, told of the fatal act contemplated.
Relatives of the unfortunate girl were notified and she was moved to the home of her grandfather, Wm. Dempsey, in the east part of town where she is being cared for and as we go to press recovery is thought to be certain.
Miss Huffstuttler is still quite ill, but is on the road to recovery. --Brady Standard--

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 8 No. 17
Thursday, February 11, 1915

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INFANT ROLLS INTO FIRE AND BURNS TO DEATH
Leaving her five months old son for a few moments to run out to the lot Tuesday afternoon to assist her husband with some horses, Mrs. I. C. Addie, of the Prairie View community about eight miles north of town, returned to find that he had rolled into a glowing bed of coals in an open fire place and was burned almost into a crisp, one leg being burned entirely off and the body badly charred. Mrs. Addie explained that as the baby was only five months old and had never turned over she thought that it could not move, and to keep it warm laid it down on a goat skin rug a few feet from the fire while she was out of the house, but when she returned it had met a tragic death.
Mr. and Mrs. Addie have the sincerest sympathy of their many friends in their great grief. ---Brady Sentinel---

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 26
Thursday, May 3, 1917

MEXICAN ARRESTED HERE
Sheriff J. C. Wall Sunday evening arrested a mexican at the union station on a charge of stealing and disposing of a shearing machine at Menard. The Mexican and his wife had been in Brady only a short time and he was preparing to board the train when taken in charge. Sheriff F. M. Slaughter, accompanied by T. O. Kendall, came over from Menard Monday evening to carry the prisoner back to that place for trial.------Brady Standard-----

The Menard Daily Messenger
Vol. 1. No. 1
Tuesday, June 26, 1917

RANCHMAN DIES HERE.
C. C. Fletcher a prominent sheepman of the Big Lake country, died at a local sanitarium Wednesday of the past week, following an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Fletcher had been looking after a bunch of sheep which he was pasturing on the Ford ranch when stricken and was brought here where he was given every attention in an effort to save his life. At the time of his death, Mr. Fletcher was about 33 years of age and is survived by his widow and two children, a son, aged 11, and a daughter, aged 4. he was a son-in-law of Edward D. Miller, a prominent automobile man, of San Angelo.---Brady Sentinel---

The Menard Daily Messenger
Vol. 1. No. 1
Tuesday, June 26, 1917

TURMAN VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
Jury Clears Man of Murder Charge-First Trial Resulting in Hung Jury.

Word received here this morning from Burnet announces an acquittal for Jim Turman, who has been on trial there this week charged with the murder of Will Kettner at Mason on July 4th of last year. Turman's first trial at Llano a month ago, resulted in a hung jury.
The case was taken up at Burnet, and the lawyers finished with the witnesses Wednesday. Arguments by lawyers occupied Thursday, and the verdict was reached by the jury that night.-Brady Sentinel-

The Menard Daily Messenger
Vol. 1. No. 2
Wednesday, June 27, 1917
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MRS. HENDERSON OF BRADY DEAD
A pall of sorrow was cast over the entire community yesterday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock with the receipt of a message by Mrs. G. R. White from F. W. Henderson at Rochester, Minn., announcing the death of Mrs. Henderson. The message read, "Mrs. Henderson passed away an hour ago. Am taking body to Richmond for burial."
For a number of years, Mrs. Henderson had been in ill health, and after consulting a number of surgeons throughout this section, it was decided to take her to Rochester, Minn., for treatment at the Mayo Bros. sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson left for Minnesota on May 29, and following a stay there of about three weeks had planned to go to Winchester, Ky., to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Wooten. Reassuring messages, stating that Mrs. Henderson had undergone the operation and was doing nicely, had been received here from Mr. Henderson only last week, and his last message was doubly shocking because it was so unexpected.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Henderson is survived by several sisters.--Brady Standard--

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 42
Thursday, August 30, 1917
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DEATH OF LUTHER INCE
Citizens of the Onion Gap community, as well as friends in Brady were shocked Thursday to learn of the tragic death of Luther, the 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ince, who live in the Onion Gap community 10 or twelve miles north of Brady on the Brownwood road. The first knowledge of the tragedy came in the notification of Sheriff Wall who was informed that there had been an accidental killing at the Ince home and it was thought that Mr. Ince, father of the young man was in Brady. Mr. Wall hurriedly went out in search of Mr. Ince and soon found him and apprised him of the death of his son. Mr Wall, together with Mr. Ince and Ed Lindeman, got in a car and went at once to the scene. The story brought back is that young Ince has taken a shotgun and gone out to the tank, a few hundred yards from the house, to shoot a hawk which had been preying upon the chickens. The young man had been gone some time when two of his little sisters went to the tank to get some water and found their brother dead. The young man had fallen over in a crouching position with a large hole blown in his body the discharge taking effect in the heart. It is supposed that he dropped the gun on a rock, hitting the hammer and causing the fatal shot that ended his life.
Mr. and Mrs. Ince have the sympathy of their many friends in their loss. -Brady Sentinel.-

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 42
Thursday, August 30, 1917
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BUD CRAWFORD
Bud Crawford, a young man of 28 or 30 years of age, employed on the Richard Sellman ranch was instantly killed Monday afternoon by a stroke of lightning. The horse ridden by the man was also killed.
Crawford, with Ernest Beakley and John Walters, was driving a small bunch of cattle during the thunderstorm when the stroke of lightening descended from the clouds and Crawford and his horse fell like a shot. Although they felt the shock, neither one of the other boys were hurt.
While one of the boys remained with the body the other went for an automobile and Crawford's body was carried to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Crawford, who live near Rochelle.
Funeral services were held Tuesday and the body carried to the cemetery at Holt where it was interred Tuesday afternoon. -Brady Sentinel-

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