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Three white peacemakers nervously waited for the Comanche council to decide whether they lived or died on Aug. 10, 1843.

Dear Editor,

My answer to what’s in a sign:

In an article in last week’s edition about COVID-19 cases in Hamilton County and the filing of an exemption to the governor’s orders for Hamilton County, it was stated that Judge Mark Tynes and the commissioners court met with city, law enforcement and school representatives before filing the exemption.

Dear Editor,

The tiger did a big wild jump. The other tiger did another big, big wild jump. And all of them were playing together.

“This ain’t Dallas,” said Hamilton County resident Johnny Clepper to the Hamilton City Council in the public comments portion of last Thursday’s meeting.

Dear Editor,

Little Brother is a repeater. He heard something the other day along the lines of “wash your hands and don’t be racist.” He picked up part of it and got the rest a little off.

Twenty-four year old Sam Houston joined a Masonic lodge in his home state of Tennessee on Jul. 12, 1817, a couple of decades before members of the fraternal order helped shape the future of Texas.