A history of Texas and Texans . her,and since that time has been a very busy practitioner,handling a large business in both civil and criminalpracticed His record places him in the front rank ofeast Texas attorneys, and since he took up the practicehe has participated in at least one hundred trials ofmen charged with murder, and more than five hun-dred involving titles to land. Before beginning prac-tice and when only twenty-one years of age, Mr. Shortwas appointed clerk of the Circuit Court of Shelbycounty, and subsequently was elected without opposition,so that he served four years in that p
A history of Texas and Texans . her,and since that time has been a very busy practitioner,handling a large business in both civil and criminalpracticed His record places him in the front rank ofeast Texas attorneys, and since he took up the practicehe has participated in at least one hundred trials ofmen charged with murder, and more than five hun-dred involving titles to land. Before beginning prac-tice and when only twenty-one years of age, Mr. Shortwas appointed clerk of the Circuit Court of Shelbycounty, and subsequently was elected without opposition,so that he served four years in that position. In 1884 hewas appointed by Governor John Ireland district attor-ney, and filled out an unex-pired term, with great credit tohimself and much benefit to the state. The home life of Mr. Short has been delightful andhappy. Mrs. Short, who before her marriage was MissMattie Weatherred, was born in Sabine county, a daugh-ter of the late Senator W. W. Weatherred. Their fivechildren are: Hoya B. Short, who is now a practicing. A^tk^H^^c h^. f/ivd: TEXAS AND TEXANS 2011 lawyer and junior partner with his father; Miss loShort, Miss Evaline Ballard Short, Wallace WeatherredShort and Daniel Maurice Short. Ernest M. Belk. The manager of the Cameronoffice of the South Western Telephone & TelegraphCompany is a young man in years, but has demon-strated exceptional capacity for handling the duties ofhis technical and business office, and on the basis ofwhat he has already accomplished has a tine careerahead of him. Ernest M. Belk was born at Bartlett, in Williamsoncounty, Texas, June 17, 1888. His father, Lucian , born in Alabama in 1867, was brought to Texaswhen fifteen years of age, the family settling in Wil-liamson county, and he has followed the business ofmachinist, in which he is still engaged. The maidenname of the mother was Emma B. Burk, and she wasborn at Little Rock, Arkiuisas. in 1S69. Their three chil-dren are: Ernest, Mattie May and Bessie Lee. Ernest M. Belk rece
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