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Clay County TXGenWeb Project Henrietta Independent Henrietta, Clay County, Texas From Ancestry Friday, June 4, 1897 Prospect, June 1 Dr. and Mrs. BURTON of Post Oak were the guests of S. T. WYNN Sunday. C. H. WYNN made a business trip to Henrietta. P. STEPHENS was in Bowie. ED PENN and JOHN SHAW of Shannon were here Sunday. There was a singing at BOB IVEYS Sunday. Locals ALMA WANDELL chased a chicken and in climbing a fence, broke her right ankle. THOMAS HARNESS of Fairview has a grapevine 40 feet long that has over 2000 bunches of grapes. He lives three miles on the Joy road. MISS RUBY BUTCHER entertained friends Monday. A.E. PETERS accepted a position with H. R. CREWS & Co. County Court J. D. COX vs W. B. WORSHAM States vs BUD BENSON Myrtle, June 1 MISS EVA CLARK of Shannon visited here. Personal Notes J. B. THOMPSON and family moved to Ninnekah, I. T. A.W. RABT of Myrtle was here. MISS VIDA KIRK is visiting her parents at Montague. H. A. ALLEN went to Fort Worth. L. S. ROYER of Texarkana was here. CORLEY BURLESON, an old Henrietta boy, spent Sunday here. W. F. DUNN returned from Quanah. HOMER BIRD was in Bellevue. JOE FORD of Bellevue was in town. MRS. C. E YODAR of Riverland was here. MISS CLAUDIA GARY / CARY, who attended the Forest Park university in Missouri, is home on vacation. MR. C. A .MNTON returned from a visit with her sister MRS. R. L. ROBESON at Memphis. W. A. RENO is here looking after the McMillan elevator. JAMES GARNER of Montague visited his cousin W. A. WAGNER. Mr. and Mrs. E. HABER Sr. of Emporia, Kansas arrived to visit their son C. H. BABER Jr. E. S. WELDON and G. P. JONES consolidated their shops and will do all kinds of blacksmithing. W. A DAWSON has a fine line of syrups, from 25 to 65 cents per gallon. Born to Mr. and Mrs. FLOYD FORD on Tuesday, June 1, a girl. Yoakum, June 1 A shooting affray occurred three miles from Hope and about two miles from Yoakum in Lavaca County in which both parties engaged, WILL LEWIS and MR. HASWORTH, were shot and killed. Both were young men. San Antonio, June 1 BUD FRANKS, a horsetrader, wound up a drunken spree by murdering his wife then killing himself. News in Brief AMBROSE SMITH of Gainesville was given 50 years for killing his wife. WINNIE ROBERTS, 12, died at Bartlett, Texas from lockjaw after stepping on a rake, injuring her foot. T. A POPE, new postmaster at Cameron, Texas, has taken charge of the office. ANNIE BALLARD was fined $200 in the city court of Dallas for keeping a disorderly house, she appealed. MINNIE SMITH at Waco died. Atlanta, Georgia, June 1 A fatal bicycle collision took place Saturday when MISS ANNIE HUNTER was riding with LEON EVANS on Railroad Ave. near the corner of Oak. She collided with another bicycle rider, CHARLES TATE, negro. Miss Hunter was fatally injured and Tate died the next day. Married TEMPLE-WEBB Married Thursday evening, May 27, ALICE A. WEBB and GEORGE H. TEMPLE, both of Thornberry. The wedding took place at the home of the brides mother, S. JANE WEBB, in the presence of 35 guests. Rev. CLARK BEATY performed the ceremony in a pleasing and impressive ceremony. The happy couple were the recipients of many useful and valuable gifts. During this hot weather, try ice cold soda water, coco cola, milk shake or ice cream soda at C. A. MINTONS in the postoffice building. It is the coolest place in town, call and refresh yourself. Bellevue A.W. MELTON is prospecting in Wilbarger County. MS. L. M. WEBB is here from Dundee, visiting relatives. R. W. WATKINS and Sheriff GEORGE were here. MS. J. K. MILLIKIN and daughter of Fort Worth visited her mother here. MISS PEARL CREIGHER from Vernon is visiting MISS KATE MOUNT near town. HARRY DOUGLAS went to visit his brother WILL north of town. MISSES MAUDE and SUSIE HOUSTON were in Bowie. SAMUEL SCALING, well known commission man, is here from the National Stockyards of Illinois. J. H. MAJORS is on business at Chandler, Oklahoma Territory. MRS. R. H. PALMER, little BESSIE and MRS IDA FORD and children of Henrietta visited the FORD ranch east of town. The Cumberland Presbyterians organized a Sunday School here in the school building with P. C. SHAW as superintendent and MISS MAMIE HOUSTON as secretary. They have worked in the Methodist school. REV. T. F. COE of the Baptist Church will preach here. Born to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. WEBB on the third, a son. Died on the third the two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. MANTON. Riverland MRS. ZEIGLER and children of Henrietta visited MRS. A. P. BELCHER. MRS. A. P. BELCHER and children went to Henrietta. MRS. J. A. HORNBECK of Henrietta visited her sister MRS. HANSON. ED BELCHER came out for GEORGE BEAR, who had visited here. Prof. FRAZIERS entertainment was broken up by rain and wind last Wednesday night. Rev. CRUTCHFIELD will preach. Rev. SEBE THOMAS will preach the second Sunday. ERNEST BELCHER was here. MISS HATTIE TEEL visited MISS CORA BELCHER. MRS. R. S. FEATHERSTONS sister and daughter are visiting her. Friday, June 11, 1897 Lone Star and Vashti Some sickness: MRS. HOAGUE LOVELADY, MRS. T. O. WILKINS. MRS. N. G. MATTHEWS and children returned home to Collin County after visiting a month with parents and relatives around Lone Star. MRS. G. H. BIDDIE was summoned by telegram to attend her daughter MISS MOLLIE near Enid, O. T. where she has been spending some time with her sister MRS. WAYHAN BROWN. Myrtle NEWTON MAYNE, formerly of here now in Indian Territory, was among us last week. W. B. DUNCAN and family of Myrtle visited WILLIAM DUNCAN at Shannon. TOM COVINGTON of Lodge Creek has moved back into our vicinity. Bellevue S. T. MILLER and wife of Vashti visited here. MS. CORA HARBISON is visiting at Fort Worth and Alvord. MISS JESSIE OFFUTT of Dallas returned home. MRS. T. A. MOUNTS is visiting in Collin County. J. P. HATFIELD is home after a lengthy stay at Van Alstyne. MRS.W. H. TEEL and children of Henrietta are visiting her father Rev. G. L. HICKEY. A.L. KUYKENDALL is back from Jacksboro. MISS EMMA COLE and MISS MAGGIE BROWN are visiting at Ryan. Judge and Mrs. P. M. STINE spent a week at the Douglas ranch. MRS. LAURA HUMPHREYS is very sick at the home of Dr. WILSON. PROF. WESTER and family and MISS MOLLIE BROWN left for a month stay at Nashville, Tennessee. W. W. SMITH rented the Majors house, moved to it, closing the City Hotel for the present. Rev. L. T. MILLER and daughters LUCILLE and NELL and LESTER MAJORS went to Sherman. SID WEBB shipped the first train of cattle of the season. Born on the 6th, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. PERCY WEBB. Locals MRS. EUNICE ALEXANDER and MISS CORA ALEXANDER left to visit Theodore in Grayson County. MISSES MABEL and LUCILE WINNING visited MISS ELLA JACKSON at Bellevue. MRS. J. D. FORD of Decatur was the guest of MRS. W. H. FEATHERSTON. MISSES MYRTLE WRIGHT and IVIE HIGHT attended the BRIGHTWELL-COOK wedding. W. S. IKARD left for a tour of the C. C. SLAUGHTER ranches on the T. & P. PROF. J. M. RUDISILL of Ardmore was here in the interest of his commercial school. J. H. BELCHER is here from his ranch in south Texas. H. A. ALLEN had business at Corsicana. Rev. and Mrs. J. GILMORE returned from their bridal tour and will leave for Seymour tomorrow. R. B. LILES is in Mineral Wells where his wife is ill. C.B. COCHRAN and family of Delta County are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. TISDALL of Willow Springs. COL. J. T. WYONT of Ardmore is here. MRS MINNIE SWAIN of Ardmore is visiting her sister MRS. GEORGE COOPER WRIGHT. J. H. EATON was loading some baled hay from the HOPKINS warehouse which was blown down Wednesday night. He was on the wagon, drawing a bale with a hook, when he fell backwards, rendering him unconscious and wrenched his back. Waylaid and Shot Tuesday morning about 10:30, DICK WAGNER of Bowie and JASPER LASSATER of Graham shot and killed JOHN S. MCMURTREY, who resided here at intervals for the past few years. The killing took place at a tank in the BOOK BOWEN pasture 1 ¢ miles northeast of Antelope in Jack County. The weapon was a shotgun loaded with buckshot. It is supposed that one load struck McMurtrey in the right side, knocking him off his horse. Then the pair walked close and shot him again. He was alone so there were no witnesses. After killing McMurtrey, Wagner and Lassater went to a house some distance away, told where McMurtrey could be found, asked if it was in Jack or Clay County, then went to Jacksboro where they surrendered. They were released on bond. The body was brought to Henrietta at 3:00 Wednesday evening. The cause was a family trouble; the parties had been carrying guns for each other for weeks. Deaths The infant of Rev. and Mrs. J. P. LOWRY of Blue Grove died from congestion last Sunday at Bowie. The family was in Indian Territory on a visit when the baby took sick and they started for home, but the baby died at Bowie. MRS. LIZZIE PARISH, wife of GREEN PARISH, died last Wednesday morning from cancer and was buried that afternoon. G. W. SPRINGER is tack to his old stand and ready for harness repair and helping R. D. BARNES with the second hand store. Temperance Drinks W. T. KERRs ice cream parlor on Bridge Street between SCHLOSBERGS and BRIGHTWELLS is the place to get your cold drinks, all the latest temperance drinks. Ardmore, Indian Territory, June 9 JAMES WILLIAMS, editor of the Chronicle, was shot and killed here by CLARENCE B. DOUGLASS, prominent attorney and Republican. Douglas is now in jail. Atlanta, Georgia Former Mayor JOHN COOPER, who was convicted of embezzling funds of the county, was sentenced to 3 months. McKinney, Texas In a difficulty at Blue Ridge, Texas, JOHN AKIN shot BOB JONES through the chest with a 35 caliber pistol. Then Akin surrendered to the deputy sheriff. Smithville, Texas JOHN KUBICK, while cleaning a gun supposedly empty, accidentally shot and killed his young brother. Floresville, Texas PLUTRO CARRELLO 81, his wife 51 and JUANITA ACOSTA 18, granddaughter of Mrs. Carrello, were killed at their home nine miles south of Floresville, Wilson County, murdered with an ax. The governor will be asked to offer a reward for the arrest of the assassin. Little Rock, Arkansas In the woods four miles from Cabot, small town in Pulaski County, Thursday. C. G. BARRENTINE and JOHN BROWN fought to a finish with axes until both received death wounds. They had a difficulty over a settlement. Barrentine went where Brown was working and renewed the altercation. Marriages CURTIS-EPPLER Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. JAMES O. CURTIS of New Mexico and MISS SADIE EPPLER were married at the residence of the brides mother MRS. H. R. EPPLER of this city. Rev. J. W. ROWLETT officiated. The bride is a talented music teacher and one of Henriettas most esteemed young ladies. Mr. Curtis is a stockman and, until recently, made his home here. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. CURTIS. They departed on the train. BRIGHTWELL-COOK Last Sunday night, the rite was performed, uniting the lives of S. M. BRIGHTWELL and MISS MINNIE COOK, both of this city. The wedding was at the residence of the brides parents on North Main Street, conducted by Rev. W. D. ERWIN. The bride is an estimable young lady, a great church worker. The groom is a leading groceryman. They will keep house in the DOUGHITT house. ANTHONY-EASLEY Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. J. B. ANTHONY of Terrell, Texas and MRS. LOMA EASLEY of this city were married at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. LOGAN, in the presence of a few friends. Rev. J. GILMORE SMITH of Seymour officiated. They took the train for a bridal tour to Galveston and Dallas. The bride is a beautiful woman. Mr. Anthony is a business man, engaged in the milling business at Terrell. Fought a Spook For a couple of weeks, one R. C. TRAVERS of Dallas, spiritualist, was doing missionary work here. He had a dozen or more converts. On Sunday night, instead of calling up the spirits of the dead, he put on an experience meeting in which all the converts told of happy visits of departed loved one. When W. H. FEATHERSONS time to talk, he said the nearest approach to a spirit he had seen was TRAVERS himself. Travers was on his feet immediately demanding a retraction. Featherston did not retract. Hot words followed and then they mixed, but the brethren and sisters pulled them apart before much damage was done. Mr. FEATHERSTON, Dr. BUTTERWORTH, and others professed to be strong believers, but they were only spies looking for a chance to expose a fraud. They state that Travers had a small machine with which he reflects pictures into a darkened room and labels them spirits. And they say he is sometimes comes out himself disguised so it is hard to detect him. When he comes out, he is usually careful that the room is darker than usual, but the spies, who were alert to catch him, kept asking for light and the man who manipulated the lamp turned it up. Travers failed to observe this and walked into a light room and Mr. Featherston recognized him. Travers left on the first train Monday. Friday, June 18, 1897 Bellevue D. W. GORDON from Gainesville is visiting his daughter MRS. J. W. WILEY. JOE WHITE is here. MISS FLORA POWELL returned from visiting her brother at Ryan. J. H. MAJORS is home from Chandler, O,T. and reports the town is building fast since the recent cyclone. MRS. MCCURDY from Chico is visiting her relatives here. SAM WHITE and family from Oklahoma Territory are visiting his father here. Rev. KILGORE of Greenville preached here Friday. J. T. POWERS has been prospecting in Haskell County and talks of locating there. Masters DAN and R. WILEY are the proprietors of a new business, a cold drink stand. Rev. JASPER LACY and family, late of California, are here to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. HATFIELD. Rev. Lacy taught school at Newport in 1885 and 1886 where he has a host of friends who will be glad to meet him after a long absence. He will be located in Kansas City. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. CALETS is dangerously ill. MONROE HUDSON has a sore hand. Divine Healer In this day of divine healers, Henrietta has one of her own. Rev. L. SCHAEFLE, presiding elder of the German Evangelical Church, has know for two or more years that he could relieve pain and cure sickness by the laying on of hands. Fearing ridicule and the incredibility of the people, he has kept the information to himself, though he has treated people secretly. A representative of the Independent visited of the people of Henrietta whom he has treated and they gave him flattering testimony. W. H. BROWN was thrown from his horse six weeks, resulting in bad strain of the joint and muscle of his thigh; Rev. Schaefle treated him on the 15th and he had instant relief. MRS. S. J. LOWE had sick headache and pain in the side and heart, received instant relief. Her daughter MISS AGNES had rheumatism, treated, with no return of her trouble. MRS. C. H. FIX, 78, has paralysis and rheumatism and received instant relief. Rev. Schaefle does not charge for his treatment. Local Paragraphs J.T. MARTINS blind stallion got him the other day, dislocating his shoulder, knocked out a tooth and skinned his face. RALPH SWAN, son of A. K. SWAN, favored the Independent with a sample of his onion, very fine, five weighing 4.5 lbs. REV. C. WESLING has some fine sugar beets, one sample was 15 inches in length and weighed 4.5 pounds. The Independent is requested by a family member to thank the people for their kindness shown to MRS. BEAR during her affliction. Ardmore, I. T., June 16 The preliminary trial of CLARENCE B. DOUGLASS, charged with the murder of JAMES WILLIAMS, late editor of the Ardmore Chronicle, took place yesterday. Twenty witnesses were examined, all of whom except one collaborated each other to the main facts of the killing. Judge WALCOTT remanded the prisoner to jail without bail. Denton, June 16 W. S. DORSETT, a brakeman on the Texas and Pacific gravel train, was instantly killed at Roanoke. He was making a coupling between two flat cars, the aprons of each protruded over the end of the car, these aprons caught his head. Texarkana, June 16 A wreck of a cattle train just entering this city over the Texas & Pacific RR en route from Cotulia, Texas, to St. Louis, took place. Fireman JAMES F. TATE jumped down form his cab at the critical moment and was killed. His home is Longview, Texas. The cattle belonged to I. J. JENNINGS of Cotulia. Mexia, June 14 A difficulty occurred at Armour, 12 miles west of here, between WILL SMITH and a cotton chopper in which the chopper struck SMITH the hoe. Smith died. Both are white. News in Brief TARL JACKSON, a negro boy, fell under a train he attempted to board at Mount Pleasant, Texas and was killed. Someone waylaid and shot at WILL MOBLEY, son-in-law of Hon. J. H. REAGAN at Palestine, Texas. Personal Notes FLETCHER ROGERS and MISS SIDNEY ROGERS of Belcher are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. E PETERS. J. S. VANCE of Waco is here. J. F. ALCORN of Nocona was here. Rev. J. W. ROWLETT is attending the Epworth League conference in Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. ED HOLLOWAY of Denison are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES KEUHN at Riverland. MISS LELIA WELBORNE left Tuesday for Montrose, Colorado to spend the summer with her aunt MRS. C. B. AKARD. BOB BASHAM of Hillsboro is here. MISS LILLIE MASON of Cisco returned home after visiting the family of B. T. RIDDLE. W. M. AKTKINSON of Roselle, New Mexico, an old acquaintance of LEE L. WELLS, is here buying some of the IKARD cattle. Sheriff GEORGE went to Rockwall to get BILL WARREN who is indicted with HENRY BRATT for stealing cattle. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. MINTON went to Memphis, Texas in response to a telegram that her sister MRS. R. L. ROBESON, nee MISS MOLLIE HARRIS, died yesterday. J. H. HARVEY of Joy was here. Prof. J. H. HARVEY of Joy was here. Sheriff GEORGE will take Mrs. BEAR to the Terrell asylum. WILL WORSHAM will leave for Kansas City to get work with one of the cattle commission companies. MRS. ELI RICKMAN of Fort Worth is visiting relatives here. Tuesday morning, EARNEST BURKHEAD of Pilot Point died at the WEDMORE place two miles west of this city. About a year ago he was thrown from a horse and badly injured, confined to his bed, severe surgical operation. He never fully recovered. On the advice of his physician, he in the company of Mr. and Mrs. FRED WILSON, Mr. and Mrs. GEROGE CLOYD and MRS. CLOYD, a widowed system, was taking a trip west for the benefit of his health. They stopped at the Wedmore place for the weather to settle. The body was shipped to Valley View by train. He leaves a wife and two children. The 8 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. WINSELL was bitten by a dog that was supposed to have hydrophobia. The wound was quickly cauterized. The child was out with the dog driving the milk cows when it suddenly turned and bit her. It then ran to the house and snapped at the children that were in the granary with Mr. Winsell. Mr. Winsell killed the dog. Ikard School House, June 14 RUFUS RUSH, who was thrown by his horse and badly hurt last week, is better. The school trustee election went off nicely, Mr. Ikard was elected by a small majority. Mr. and Mrs. TOM HILL have a new 15 pound girl, mother and babe doing well, but the neighbors are sitting up with Tom. The man who stole WILLIE NORCROSSS road cart shafts and spring will be punished if they are not returned, the party is well known. Estray notice: taken by H. S. WORSHAM and estrayed before C. E. PATTERON, J. P., one bay horse, appraised $10. Friday, June 25, 1897 Prospect, June 22 On the sick list: MRS. A. J. MCCRAY, C. H. WYNN Mrs. TURK of Hillsboro is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. FOREE. YOUNGER & BEAMERSTAFFER of Post Oak are south of here with their thresher. A sister of MRS. N. S. KILGORE is visiting here. JESSE SMITH of near Antelope was here. Mr. and Mrs. P. STEPHENS spent Sunday with their son-in-law and daughter Mrs. and Mrs. LEE LYLES on the GOWAN ranch near Bellevue. J. M. MCCRAY has gone to the grain country northwest of Henrietta with his thresher. JOE LAVORN and Mr. GLADDEN went with him. ED WYNN of Loop was here. G. V. SLAUGHTER lost a cow. C. H. WYNN had a pony struck by lightning. REV. SIMMONS preached here. N. S. KILGORE says that teaching school isnt like killing weeds. JOHN STEPHENS is in Stampede Springs with his threshing machine. At Liberty Yesterday evening, HENRY BRATT, who was confined in jail for cattle theft, dug a hole in the north wall of the cell with a piece of hoop iron and a lever from the cell lock and escaped. He was seen climbing out and MRS. GEORGE heard the bricks falling the ground, all ran to tell the sheriff. BRATT walked to the middle of the street, looked about, walked to where his horse, a sorrel racer, was hitched just west of the marble yard, went north. In a few minutes Sheriff GEORGE and Deputy HEARE were in pursuit and up to the time of this press, had not returned. TOM HELMS blood hound was put on the trail, but followed the sheriffs trail not Bratts. Bratts horse is a thoroughbred and trained race horse, swiftest in the county. WILL OZEE, Bratts foster brother, is in jail, charged with aiding the escape. It is suspected he tied the horse for him. Personal Notes MRS. B. T. RIDDLE and children are visiting her sister at Clarendon. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. CARTER left to visit in Virginia. W. J. HARTER of Childress is visiting his mother and sister here. Col. W. A. SQUIRES is in the city and reports work progressing on the Gulf, Brazos Valley and Pacific RR. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. ROACH of Blue Grove were here en route to attend the Y.P.U. convention at Denison. Rev. G. L. HICKEY of Bellevue came to visit his daughter MRS. W. H. TEELE, then left for Sherman, Waxahachie and Hillsboro to work in the holiness meetings. Rev. F. B. CARROLL, formerly pastor of the M.E. Church here, and family are spending the summer here for the benefit of his health. G. R. COUCH, county clerk of Haskell County, on his way to Nashville, Tennessee, stopped off to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. COUCH and to meet his brother D. R. COUCH from Austin, to accompany him. Bellevue, June 24 MISS ROXIE BROWN is in Fort Worth and Pilot Point. MRS. A. G. MOORE and children and B. F. HENDERSON will visit at Atlanta, Texas. H. V. BIRD was here. MISS ETTA NICHOLS is visiting relatives at Fort Worth and Weatherford. J. W. WILEY went to Nocona. Prof. W. O. JENKINS and family returned from visiting family in central Texas. A.W. MELTON is in St. Jo. MISSES MATTIE and MAY SPIVEY are visiting relatives at Corsicana. Hon. GEORGE E. MILLER of Wichita Falls will address the voters here. From a religious meeting for young folks, participants were: Rev. J. H. VAUGHAN, HATTIE HODGES, ROSA POWELL, BLANCHE RUSSELL, METTIE HODGES, MAY SPIVEY, JEWEL MAJOR, BESSIE HOUSOTN, LOMA HODGES, TILLIE JONES, LERA JACKSON, VENNA MINTON. Friday, July 2, 1897 MISS NELLIE GRAY of Corsicana is visiting Miss VIRGIE EPPLER. Judge W. B. PLEMONS of Amarillo was here. J. A. TEMPLETON of Sherman came Wednesday. MISS MAGINE LILES of Fort Worth is visiting the MISSES GOWAN. Mr. and Mr. G. H. GOWAN attended the district conference at Jacksboro. JOHN BIRD of Dahlonega, Georgia is here to spend the summer with his brother H. V. BIRD. R. B. LILES returned from Fort Worth where his wife is quite sick. Rev. J. W. ROWLETT is at Jacksboro attending conference. D. GILVIN and TOM HELM bought a thresher and will begin operations. FRANK HARRIS, who is visiting C. A. MINTONS, is sick. J. H. EATON is received two additional gin stands and a 35 horse power stationary boiler and engine for his mill and gin. J. EDWIN DARE has the contract for tearing down the old HOPKINS warehouse on South Main Street. Maj. J. P. WYATT was in from Jacksboro and reported a sale of fruit trees for $160.00 in one week. He thinks is a good record for an one-eyed man. MISS MINNIE SMITH, daughter of Dr. SMITH, formerly of here, now of Ardmore, I. T., was recently married to J. B. WALL at Ardmore. REV. J. F. YOUNG, formerly pastor of the Baptist Church here, has been elected superintendent of the missions for Indian Territory. News Briefs CAPT. CHARLES E. WOODARD died at Harrisburg, Texas. HARRY KEYES was given 25 years in the penitentiary for the murder of HARRY TULLY at Denison, Texas. GEORGE TALLEY, a farmer, was killed near Overton, Texas by being thrown from his horse. CLARK JOHNSON, a negro, was killed at a mill near Mt. Vernon, Texas. He was hit on the head with a scantling. Texarkana, Arkansas, June 30 FRANK J. BARKMAN shot and killed Deputy City Marshal O. D. PERRY in the Sixteen to One Saloon on the Texas side of the city late Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was the only witness who testified against Barkman for killing PINK DAMON at Fort Worth in this city a month ago. The trial was to come up this term of court. Barkman and three witnesses are under arreste. Elmo, Texas, June 30 An intruder entered the house of JOHN CARPENTER Monday night; Mrs. Carpenter screamed, awakening her mother who came with a shotgun. The intruder escaped. Georgetown, Texas, June 30 About three months ago, the ten year old son of TOM ROBY of Morrilton at the edge of Travis County was seriously bitten by a mad dog. The child was brought to Georgetown at once to a madstone which was applied. The boy died last Sunday from hydrophobia. Gilmer, Texas, June 30 As the 20 year old son of Mr. MCHENRY started from the house with a gun to shoot a hawk, while passing the door, the lock struck the door facing, discharging through the 23 year old daughter of Mr. McHenry, dying instantly. Fairlee, Texas, June 30 WALTER LOFTIS, 13 years old, was seriously and perhaps fatally wounded near here while hunting with two companions. Dallas, Texas, June 29 A bloody battle took place Sunday morning in the churchyard at Pleasant Valley, five miles east of Garland and 22 miles northeast of Dallas. Two young men were shot to death and another mortally injured in full view of the congregation. Pleasant Valley is one of the most orderly communities of the county; the farmers are well-to-do, progressive and law abiding. Saloons do not flourish there, said to be free from crime and vicious people. The news was brought here by J. T. MCCOLLUM, one of the countys best known farmers and uncle of AUGUSTUS A. GARRISON, one of the men in the affray. He stated a group of young men were within the churchyard. Before the preacher began the devotional exercises, rapid firing was heard outside. The two young men were found dead and one dying. AUGUSTUS A. GARRISON and FRANK JONES were dead and young TOM JONES was thought to be dying. Garrison was 24 years old, unmarried, son of Widow Garrison. Frank JONES was 20 years old, unmarried, the son of JESSE JONES. TOM JONES is 18/ 13 years old, brother to Frank. GUS Garrison opened the battle by shooting Frank, killing him instantly, then young Tom opened fired at Garrison who fired at Tom. Garrison was shot and killed. A young lady was supposedly wronged by Frank JONES and Garrison was determined to avenge the wrong. A brother to Garrison was an eye witness but was unarmed. The Pleasant Valley Tragedy Garland, June 29 There have been no new developments in the Garrison-Jones tragedy at Pleasant Valley. The two dead men, FRANK JONES and AUGUSTUS Garrison, were buried Monday, the largest crowd ever assembled at the cemetery. It was a sad scene. Richmond, Texas, June 30 CORA and ARTHUR PRIDDY, aged 13 and 9 respectively, children of GEORGE B. PRIDDY, were drowned in the river here. The boy was in the river and his sister was watching him from the bank, when he got in deep water and sank. She drowned trying to save him. San Augustine, Texas, June 30 The residence of G. W. ALVICE, who resides two miles east of town, was destroyed by fire and his daughter, 13, was badly burned and died. Bellevue July 1 MRS. A. R. PROTHRO of Granbury is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. MAJOR. MISS VENNA MINTON visited her parents at Henrietta. MISS FANNIE LOVELACE of Bowie is visiting her sister MRS. D. T BANKS. MRS. EMMA RUSSELL of Post Oak is visiting her parents. MRS. W. R. WHITE of Post Oak is visiting relatives. W. J. WILEY went to Bowie. MISS MAUD WEBB of Terrel is visiting relatives. Rev. H. H. VAUGHAN and family, Rev. T. L. MILLER and S. F. MANNING are attending the conference at Jacksboro. REV. C. C. WILLIAMS of Iowa Park passed through en route to Jacksboro. MART WELCH died at his house in Montague County Monday and was buried there Tuesday. He is a brother of our townsman W. L. WELCH. Personal Notes EUGENE MATLOCK came from Duncan, I. T. where he went to play ball. J. W. BORUM of Denison was here. MRS. W. ROGERS of Belcherville returned home after visiting her daughter MRS. A. E. PETERS. Rev. V. G. CUNNINGHAM of Haskell preached here. MISS VENNA MINTON, who is teaching a class in elocution at Bellevue, was here. MRS. W. L. WYNN of Plainview, Hale County, visited her sister MRS. A. N. ANSLEY then returned home accompanied by MISS EULA HOOPER. R. F. LOGAN, Groceries and Queensware A.C.D. MILLER, Photography Friday, July 9, 1897 Deaths MRS. J. L. DODSON, who lived five miles southeast of town on the CHISM place, died last Monday after an illness of 47 days of typhoid fever. She was about 25 years old and leaves a husband and two children. The family moved here from Jack County last fall. Interment was at the Cambridge Cemetery with Rev. GEORGE P. HAUSER conducting the services. Little MARY ELIZABETH RANKIN, age one year, two months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. EMMETT RANKIN and granddaughter of Mrs. R. D. WELBORNE of this city, died early Monday morning of congestive chill. The body was sent here for burial and the funeral took place at the Welborne home, conducted by Rev. J. W. ROWLETT. MRS. C. A MINTON received news Tuesday that the infant of her sister had also died. Her sister MRS. J. ROBESON died two weeks ago at Memphis, Texas. The G., B. V. & P. H. M. BERRY, just up from the railroad camp says that two miles of grade beginning at Peck City on the T. & P. is now completed. Church Items REV. J. S. WEAVER will begin a revival meeting at the C.P. Church Tuesday. The series of lectures by HOMER T.W ILSON began at the Christian Church. Rev. E. H. HUDSON will preach at the First Presbyterian Church. At the Epworth League, officers elected are: R. D. WELBORNE, president; MRS. F. B. CARROLL, first vice president; MRS. FIRESTONE, second vice president; MISS HATTIE BROWN, third vice president; MISS MAGGIE GOWAN, secretary; and LESLIE AUDRAIN, treasurer. Rev. W. C. BENSON, Baptist, and B.C ZOUNG / YOUNG, Campbellite, will debate at Allendale, eight miles west of Wichita Falls. Personal Notes D. B. GOLDMAN went to Hillsboro. DR. A. HASSINGER of Jolly was here. H. A. ALLEN attended court at Decatur. MRS. HASKELL CHERRY is visiting relatives. MISS MAMIE HOUSTON of Bellevue is visiting MRS. S. M.BRIGHTWELL. C. R. ROYER of Waxahachie is visiting his mother MRS. L. S. ROYER. MISS N. WHITE returned from visiting relatives at Ringgold. Dr. I. B. KIMBROUGH is in McKinney where his son BOB is sick. MISS GUSSIE JOHNS of Paris and ED JOHNS of Hempstead are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. JOS. F. JOHNS. MISS KATE PATTERSON is visiting relatives at Sedalia, Missouri. EMMETT RANKIN of Bonham returned home. LEE CALDWELL left to Memphis, Texas where he will open a dry good store. FRANK HARRIS of Clarksville returned home after visiting his sister MRS. C. A. MINTON. MRS. B. T. RIDDLE and children returned from Clarendon. MRS. W. J. BELCHER and MISS MARY ARNOLD of Blue Grove were here. Rev. ED H. HUDSON returned from visiting in Kentucky. WILL FRANK and family returned to Henrietta after visiting at Dallas. MRS. S. K. AUDRAIN and children returned from Myrtle and Lodge Creek. MISSES DINK and HART GALLOWAY returned from visiting relatives at Gainesville and Ardmore. J. G. THOMPSON came from his ranch in Indian Territory. Mr. CASKY and family, late of Fort Worth, will live in Henrietta. He accepted a position as bookkeeper for the J. S MAYFIELD Lumber Co. Prof. T. G. HARRIS, superintendent of the public schools at Austin, visited his sister MRS. J. W. M. JOHNSON. B. C. GOODNER of Blue Grove returned from Nashville where he attended the Ex- Confederate Reunion, saw the exposition and visited his brother and sister. D. A. HENDERSON of Buffalo Springs was here and reported wheat yielding 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Capt. J. H. SANDS of Tolona, Illinois is here to visit his daughter MRS. J. S. HOLLADAY. Capt. Sands was stationed at Fort Griffin when Santana killed and burned a company of wagoneers and their wagons in 1871, an account of which appeared in the Independents ÔÇ£History of Clay CountyÔÇØ a short time ago. A.L. THORNBERRY of Thornberry was here and reported harvest completed. G. D. COUCH of Haskell stopped off to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. COUCH; he returning from Nashville. J. F. ALCORN and family of Nocona have moved here. They are living at the ROUNTREE place on Wichita St. Born to Prof. and Mrs. J. S. HOLADAY, July 3, a daughter. Little Rock, July 7 Five bodies were recovered from the Arkansas River and search is being made for the sixth. The five recovered are those of the brothers DANTE and MISSES SANDER and ARBER who were in a skiff run down by a steamer, J. K. RIGGS and JACK CRANFORD. Serious Accidents Nashville, July 7 A boiler explosion on the farm of W. A. ALLEN, in the 10th district of the county, killed seven and injured seven. The dead are W. A. ALLEN, JAMES ALLEN, LINDSEY ALLEN, MOCK TUNSILL, ASA BARR, PORTER AVERY (colored), LEN BARKSDALE (colored). The wounded are WILL ALLEN, CALHOUN STONE, GEORGE DICE, JOHN FOLEY (colored0, SAM WHEELR (colored), and a small boy. The explosion occurred when they were threshing wheat. Dallas, July 7 WILLIAM HARBRECHT shot and killed WALTER STOVER here yesterday. Both men worked for a brewery, one drove an ice wagon and the other a beer wagon. Local Paragraphs A travelers team ran away yesterday; D. C. PATTONS buggy was knocked over. MRS. J. B. MOSIER who has been sick is improving. B. TOBOLOWSKY received a telegram that the wife of his brother, J. H. TOBOLOWSKY, had died at her home in Dallas. The office fixtures of R. B. LILES are now completed and are among the finest in the city. J. A. GEORGE is the artist who built them. M. G. WINNING, A. O. ZEIGLER, and H. H. RICE have been appointed by the council as board of equalization. Friday, July 16, 1897 In Memoriam Newport, Texas, July 12 By the members of the Newport Christian Endeavor Society, ÔǪ WILL WOODS, aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE WOODS of Newport, died Saturday, July 10 after a short illness. Little ELMA LOWERY, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. LOWERY of Blue Grove, died July 4, age 18 months. Short poem written by CHINA E. PRIDEMORE of Blue Grove. In memory of LIZZIE COPP who laid to ret May 17, in the Blue Grove Cemetery. A poem in her memory written by CHINA PRIDEMORE of Blue Grove. Reward for return of my horse to me at Wichita Falls, strayed or stolen, June 21, sorrel, 15.5 hands high. Once owned by ANDY JENNINGS at Erin Springs, I. T. by J. T. BROOKS. Death A.J. HARDY died at Willow Springs last Saturday from heat prostration. He formerly lived in this county but moved to Indian Territory two or three years ago. He came back to work in the harvest and threshing seasons, and it was while he was working with the thresher, that he was overheated. He leaves a wife and two children. His wife arrived from Indian Territory shortly after his death. He was buried at Willow Springs. Born To Mr. and Mrs. JAMES A. CALDWELL on Tuesday, the 12th, a son. Scythed His Arm L. CROXDALE was standing near the blades which were leaning against the wall at L. J. BARBERS yesterday. The blades fell down and Mr. Croxdale says the supposed he put out his arm to catch them, receiving a painful curt on his right arm. Local Paragraphs W. R. HAWKINS is back at his old place with W. A. DAWSON. Hon. F. J. BARRETT has rheumatism in his feet. A marriage license was issued to G. B. PYEATT and IDA THOMAS. R. B. LILES will begin building a grain warehouse near the railroad. S. A. TEMPLE shipped a car of melons Wednesday. B. T. RIDDLE has a cow that gave birth of twin calves; they are roan Durham stock and each is as large as an ordinary calf. C. G. HILBURN received a painful blow on his head Monday when he was moving some scaffolding in the Stone building. Recently two deaths from drowning have occurred in Indian Territory; the victims were known in Henrietta. One was ROBERT MCCLATCHEY, nephew of DR. J. W. SMITH who drowned in the lake near Ardmore. The other was YOUNG DUNLAP, nephew of Rev. J. F. YOUNG who drowned near Arbuckle. Personal Notes W. F. DUNN is home from Quanah. J. A. TEMPLETON of Sherman is here. GUS FORD returned from visiting his sister at Vernon. VIRGIL KIRK of Montague visited his sister MISS VIDA KIRK. MISS LEVA JACKSON of Bellevue is visiting MISS LUCILLE WINNING. R. D. WELBORNE had business at Wichita Falls. MRS. B. W. TRICE of Gainesville is visiting her sister MSIS NIN WHITE. D. R. COUCH of Austin is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. COUCH. MRS. J. W. ROWLETT visited in Bowie. H. F. WELDON and JAY CALDWELL rode their bicycles to Wichita Falls. F. M. EANS of Vashti was in town with a load of peaches. MRS. E. B. CARVER and MISS BETTIE ATKINSON are visiting in Colorado. MS. S. M. SEATS and children and MISS D. IKARD are visiting in Childress. MISS PAT IKARD leaves for Fort Worth to receive treatment for her eyes J. M. WHITES family returned from the ranch near Addington, I. T. MISS VIDA KIRK returned from visiting her parents at Montague. W. N. BAILEY was a witness at court in Montague. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. BELCHER will visit the ranch in LaSalle County. H. D. WALKER, an old Coleman County friend of J. A. COUCH, is visiting him. MISS BROWN of Bellevue returned home after visiting MISS MYRIA UPHAM. J. R. BRUMMETT and family left for a pleasure trip overland to south Texas. MISS MINNIE WHITE of Bellevue returned home after visiting her sister MRS. L. J. WALKER. MRS. G. F.RICHARDS of Ringgold spent Sunday with her aunt MRS. M. J. DENNING. J. R. PARSON of Newport was in town and reported cotton from six inches to three feet high. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. MORELAND left to visit his sister at Whitesboro. MISSES BETTIE JOHNSTON and IDYL JOHNSTON returned from visiting MRS. W. J. BELCHER at Blue Grove. Prof. J. E. FRAZIER of Riverland was here on his way to attend the teachers normal at Wichita Falls. Sheriff GEORGE attended the sheriffs convention at Dallas. Rev. W. E. WOODWARD of Hill County was in town with his brother-in-law Y. P. MCMASTER of Blue Grove. He was on his way to visit his brother at Greer County. MRS. J. A. GEORGE left to visit her brother DR. M. T. EMANUEL at Weatherford; he sustained injuries in a runaway that might cause death. D. T. DAVIS and family left for Synder, Scurry County, to visit Mrs. Davis parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. MCGREGOR. They made the trip in a carriage. Teneha, Texas, July 14 In a difficulty in Collins blacksmith shop, SAM PAXTON was shot and killed. The slayer was in the back room when Paxton came in and walked through to the back room. Paris, Texas, July 13 The three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. JOHN AUSTIN, No. 100 Byre St., swallowed the head of a broken doll and nearly choked to death. A tracheotomy was performed and the patient is now at the hospital resting. Galveston, July 14, 2006 An aged widow, MRS. MARY JANE TRIPP, was found dead in her cottage at 40th St. and the beach. Her body was found with a hole in the head, foul play is suspected. Dallas, July 14 The killing of CHARLES H. SPRINGER here late Saturday afternoon by J. A. WRIGHT was a cold blooded affair. Springer was playing a game of dominoes in the Casino Saloon when Wright sneaked in behind him and fired five bullets. Wright is now in jail. Georgetown, Texas, July 13 MRS. MATTIE KING, living near Florence, was burned to death when her clothing caught fire while she was washing. Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, July 14 JULIUS BROWN, age 17, was killed at Mulhall by falling under a passenger train upon which he was attempting to ride. Cold Springs, Texas, July 13 At Point Blank 22 miles north of here, JACK LAWSON was shot and killed while he was on his way to church. San Angelo, July 10 MATT MCDONALD, negro, was shot in the head by another negro. The bullet did no damage other than to cause a headache. Navasota, July 10 At the ALLEN farm, N. SHANNON and JAKE GASTON got into a fight during which MATILDA PETLY was shot accidentally and killed, all were negroes. Shannon was arrested. Bastrop, July 13 SAM VERGEAS was shot and killed at the JOHN CLAIBORNE farm. JERRY FRAZIER came in and gave himself up to Sheriff Davis. Resisted Arrest And Shot at an Officer Is the Result of an Overdose of Cold Storage Whiskey RUBE SLACK got on tear last Saturday and policeman SCHWEND was called to run him in. At WRIGHTS livery stable, Slack broke away and ran into a stall. During the scuffle, Slack pulled a gun. M. S. EATON, who was near by, grabbed his arm, but he succeeded in firing one shot which cut through Schwends sleeve. Now there are three charges against him. Estray Notice Taken up by MARION WATTS and strayed by J. M. WATTS, justice of peace, one gray mare. Through Lungs and Stomach Monday evening, L. I. MINLOGUE of Newport, in attempting to descend from a haystack on the farm of the county treasurer J. C. SKIPWORTH a few miles north of town, fell and stuck two prongs of a pitchfork in his lungs and stomach. Surgical aid was summoned, the wound dressed and he was able to leave for home Tuesday morning. Mr. Minlogue is an old man, entirely blind in one eye and the other eye is defective. Friday, July 23, 1897 Personal Notes W. S. KNIGHT of Denison is here. J. P. HATFIELD of Bellevue was here. Col. G. J. MORRIS of Newport was here. R. J. and W. A. BROWN of Joy were here. MISS HATTIE UTLEY returned from Spanish Fort. J. A. STREALEY of Buffalo Spring was in town. Judge THOMAS of Georgia is prospecting here. DR. I. B. KIMBROUGH returned from a visit to his son at McKinney. W. DERBYSHIRE and family moved to Grayson County. Prof. J. D. FOOTE of Benvanue passed through on his way to the teacher normal at Jacksboro. W. H. WRIGHT of Dallas was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. WELDON. He is traveling for a Kentucky school. MRS. IDA FORD returned from a visit at Bellevue and then left to visit at Denton. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. FORD returned from the Nashville exposition, the old homestead and other points in Georgia. D. C. MCMASTERS of Hill County arrived with a thresher. J. T. BROOKS of Wichita Falls was in town. He recently advertised a lost horse that he advertised in the Independent. He was here to get the horse that was found. Judge and Mrs. EMMETT PATTON and children returned from the Nashville exposition and a visit to her mother at Murphreesboro. They were accompanied home by MISS DOLLIE SMITH, a sister of Mrs. Patton who will make her home here. Ardmore, I. T., July 29 A peculiar and fatal accident occurred near Courtney, I. T. An 18 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. PATE PORTER was playing with some other children and dropped into a posthole about 12 inches in diameter and four feet deep. In order to get the little fellow out, it was necessary to dig down to him, but he smothered before he could be extricated. News Briefs ANDREW WHITEHORN was arrested at Kaufman, Texas and taken to Bolivar, Tennessee to answer for a murder there two years ago. CYRUS BROWN was given the death sentence at Muskogee, I. T. for the murder of an old fisherman. JOE BAILEY accidentally shot and killed his brother-in-law, WILLIAM GARNER at Pioneer, Tennessee. MARY GASTON, 9 years old, was burned to death at Gainesville, Texas while attempting to start a fire with coal oil. Waco, Texas, July 24 DANIEL CROW of Bell County was arrested by deputy U. S. marshal W. L. BURKE, charged with robbing the postoffice at Little River. Denison, Texas, July 20 The little daughter, 18 months old, of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. WILLIAMS residing on the COLBERT farm at Riverside, got a box of pills and swallowed them. Her mother discovered her swallowing the last pill and her father took her to a doctor who induced vomiting. Marshall, Texas, July 21 Some one late Monday night threw a dynamite bomb in the yard of ED AUB, exploding in the yard. No damage was done except wrecking a peach tree loaded with fruit and killing a couple of chickens. Colorado, Texas, July 21 The little daughter of THOMAS HEARLY was struck by a train while playing on the track, then died. Cameron Texas, July 21 Complaints were filed against W. A. PRICE and T. E. BLACK, charged with killing LOUIS LOPEZ near Lilas last Thursday. Brenham, Texas, July 21 In a quarrel over family troubles near Wallis, BOB LOVE was shot and killed. JACK SLEDGE surrendered to the authorities. Both are colored. Married GEORGE GAITHER and MISS CLARA SLAGLE were married 8:00 Sunday night at the residence of the brides mother, MRS. E. L. SLAGLE corner of Gilbert and Henrietta Streets. JOHN GALVIN and MISS NIN WHITE and J. NORVELL and MISS VIRGIE CUMMINGS were the attendants, REV. J. W. ROWLETT officiating. Both are well known in Henrietta. The bride is a graduate of the high school and a teacher. The groom is a carpenter and builder. WALTER, the little son of Mrs. MINNIE SWAIN, was recently run over by a buggy in Ardmore, but not seriously hurt. Home |