Flake's Bulletin (of Galveston, Texas) - March 9, 1870 - Page: 8
Freestone county - D. Bounds, county judge, vice F. W. Reinhardt, removed.
Flake's Bulletin (of Galveston, Texas) - March 19, 1870 - Page: 4
SUPREME COURT, GALVESTON TERM
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
3099 Graves vs Hall,
Freestone reversed and reformed
3100 Graves vs Love, Freestone dismissed at cost of
plaintiff in error
3316 Posey vs. Stte, Freestone affirmed
Galveston News (of Galveston, Texas) - March 30, 1870
Texas Items
The Fairfield Ledger says that town is entirely out of the mails are concerned. We should think so as we received the Ledger yesterday of the 19th inst. - nine days on the road.
Daily Union (of Houston, Texas) - April 2, 1870 - Page: 3
Hotel Arrivals-April 1. Exchange
HUTCHINS
HOUSE
... W. F. White, M Butler, Texas ...
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 4, 1870 - Page: 3
Hotel
Arrivals-April 2. Exchange
Washington [Hotel]
... G. W. Ingram, Freestone co. ..
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 8, 1870 edition - Page: 3
Hotel Arrivals -
April 7
Washington [Hotel]
... C. Green, Freestone co. ..
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 12, 1870 - Page: 8
Hotel Arrivals
Washington [Hotel]
... Mrs. F. E. Wier, Freestone co. ..
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 25, 1870 - Page: 2
More Coal
A correspondent of the Fairfield Ledger says a coal mine has been discovered on the place of Mr. Lindley, near Tehuacana, Freestone county, within a stone's throw of the route surveyed by the Texas Central railroad. He says that a specimen found on the surface induced a digging experiment, and that the depth or stratum was found to increase, in a distance of 12 feet, from 2 to 30 feet, which "must argue a very large and, in fact, inexhaustible basin." Mr. A. L. Shaw, a Mineralogist, is to work the mine, and is very sanguine of success.
Flake's Bulletin (of Galveston, Texas) - May 6, 1870 - Page: 8
Hotel Arrivals -
April 7
Washington [Hotel]
... Mrs. J. M. Daniel and two children, Freestone county, Mrs. Rotherford, do [ditto] ..
Galveston News (of Galveston, Texas) - June 13, 1870 edition - Page: 2
Texas Items
We see that
roasting ears of corn are reported by several of our country exchanges.
The Fairfield Ledger of the 4th chronicles
fine rains and grand crop prospects in Freestone, Limestone, Navarro, and other counties in that region.
E. A. McCracken says in the
Ledger, after reading observations in Austin, that Gov. Davis, although very
decidedly devoted to the extreme wing of his party, is honest and impartial - "a
man of intelligence and morally unimpeachable."
His motto is that there are now but two parties in the State - "the
honest and dishonest".
The Houston Daily Union (of Houston, Texas) - August 2, 1870 - Page: 2
Letter from Freestone Co.
Cotton Gin, July 22, 1870
Editors Union
At one freedmen's Sunday School
celebration there were about seven hundred in attendance.
The examination commenced on the 21st and closed on the night of the 22 inst.
Everything went off in good order.
The second day they commenced with spelling and reading by classes.
Then by speeches and addresses by Mr. A. H. Roberts, white; then by Mr.
Jackson, colored. He talked splendidly to
the scholars. He told them how this
Sunday school had progressed in only seven months; that some of them who
scarcely knew anything, could now get up before the school and read in the third
and fourth readers, or make a good address or speech to them; that they must
push forward and obey their teachers and trustees, and trust in God and build
upon the Bible, and they would be sure to win the prize when they all came to
die. They were in then placed in
charge of the marshal, formed in position, and marched to the dinner table.
All the white men present were invited to take a seat at the table.
After dinner they marched back to
the stand. Next in order were
speeches from the scholars. After many noble speeches had been made one Judge
Lynn, white, asked permission to speak, which was granted.
He gave them good advice concerning education and politeness.
He said that if they were persevering and diligent they would be able to
do better by this time next year; that they had a good start now, and the way to
become great in this world was to improve their time in something useful, and
not be going to any secret organization.
He was striking at what I call the
Chartered Loyal Council, which the scholars did not thank him for.
They think that is their business as free men.
Next was a speech by Mr. Lockhart, colored, which was very good, and even
better than those of the two white men, because he was in earnest about their
welfare, while they were just feeling around for the next election, which the
colored men were aware of. Then
followed speeches from the scholars.
Then by dialogues, music and singing, which was done with much pride and joy,
both interesting to themselves and all present. The scholars then gave great
thanks to God, and praise to their teachers for what they had done and for the
great blessings that God had bestowed upon them.
This bringing their examination to a close, I was requested to deliver an
address to the school before the exercises were closed, being a friend of the
school and a Republican. I then
addressed them as to their duties as scholars and as a people.
You are a free people and the law makes citizens of you all, the same as
it does to myself and others; gives you all the rights and privileges of the
law; guarantees to you the same protection, and it is as binding upon you as it
is upon me, to obey the laws of our country; we must all be law-abiding men and
then we shall receive the same protection.
God has also given us laws to obey, and the way to learn these things we
must first be educated, so that we can read the laws and then we will know how
to obey them, and when it comes to elections, we then may know how to vote and
who to vote for, and not be cheated out of your votes; and then if some of you
were to be elected to some great office you would then know how to contend for
your rights as citizens of the United States.
You have started in the right way to get that education that we all so
much need, and I am truly proud to see the great interest that is taken in the
cause of education at this place. I
can say this much for your school, that you have done better than I have seen
done before anywhere else, considering your chances and the length of time you
have been engaged, black or white.
The school has only been in progress only about seven months and many of you can
read a newspaper and the Bible, can get up and make a good and very sensible
speech. Both the large and small
scholars have done extremely well.
Parents when you send your
children here to Sunday School, on the Lord's day, they are learning something
good, and not out playing marvels [marbles] or fishing which God forbids on the
Sabbath. If you bring them up in the
right way "when they get old they will not depart from it."
I think that your teachers are taking a great interest in advancing their
scholars, and I think that if you will all push forward, that by this time next
year that you will both astonish yourselves and the rebels in this county more
than you did this time; they have said that the colored people could not be
educated, show them that you can educate yourselves.
Respectfully yours,
M. G. Smith
The Houston Daily Union (of Houston, Texas) - August 19, 1870 - Page: 2
Letter from Freestone County.
Meeting of Republicans at Cotton Gin.
Cotton Gin, Aug. 12, 1870
Editors Union:
We are getting along fine in this
county. Our Republican club is
rapidly increasing in numbers, and we will be able to defeat the Ku-Klux at the
next election worse than we did at the last.
The colored schools have had a celebration, under the superintendence of
Mr. Geo. Jackson. There were a good many
white people present, who were astonished at the proficiency of the scholars.
The Republicans had a meeting here
last night and adopted the following resolutions, viz:
That we most heartily endorse Gov.
Davis in his veto of the Southern Pacific bill.
That our thanks are due to Senator
P. W. Hall and Representatives S. Cotton and D. W.
Burley and that we look upon them as true to the Republican party and to the
State at large.
That a copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to Gov. Davis and to the Houston Union.
James King. Chairman
M. G. Smith, Secretary
The Houston Daily Union (of Houston, Texas) - September 10, 1870
The Fairfield Ledger says that a colored man named Burt killed another colored man named Jim a few days since in that county.
[same issue]
Fishburn, of the Fairfield Ledger, is low-spirited in
view of the printing bill. He writes
to his paper very dolefully from Houston, on the subject. Democrats must remember
that they have had their day, and a very long one, and they gave no quarter.
The tables are turned - that's all.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - September 14, 1870 - Page: 4
TEXAS ITEMS
FREESTONE - One negro killed another in Freestone the other day for disputing his word. The murderer escaped - one of Gov. Davis negro policemen refusing to arrest him because he hadn't time - had to attend a Radical meeting.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - September 16, 1870 - Page: 3
HOTEL ARRIVALS -
SEPT. 15
WASHINGTON
...H. Denning, Cotton Gin, Texas ...
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - October 26, 1870 - Page: 3
Texas News
A negro boy, eight years old, accidentally shot and killed a negro child, some two years of age, at the residence of Mr. Blackman, in Freestone county, on the 12th. The Fairfield Ledger says the boy reported that a white man had done the shooting, but finally admitted the truth.
Flake's Bulletin (of Galveston, Texas) - October 29, 1870 - Page: 2
Texas News
A little negro boy in Freestone county, playing with a pistol fired it into the mouth of another negro child, and killed him.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - November 11, 1870 - Page: 2
Presbyterian Synod.
Cotton Gin, Texas }
Nov. 7, 1870
}
EDITORS NEWS - Your correspondents
over this vast State keep your readers well posted in its resources and
developments in every department of labor and enterprise.
It will be my object to speak of the ecclesiastical meeting which has
been in session in this beautiful region during the past few days.
The Synod of Texas met in the Oak
Island Church, in this county, on the 3d of November, and was opened with a
sermon by the Rev. A. A. Porter, D. D., of Austin, from the 2d chapter of Acts, 2d and 3d verses.
The Synod then being called to
order by the Moderator, the Rev. H. Mosely, of Cotton Gin, the members were enrolled, viz:
Brazos Presbytery:
Four ministers present and five absent, with the Ruling Elders present,
and sixteen churches unrepresented.
Eastern Texas:
Six ministers present and four absent, with one Ruling Elders present, and
twenty-three churches unrepresented.
Western Texas:
One ministers present and nine absent, with no Ruling Elders present, and
twenty-one churches unrepresented.
Central Texas:
Twelve ministers present and none absent, with eleven Ruling Elders present, and
five churches unrepresented.
The Rev. A.P. Silliman, of Rusk, was chosen Moderator,
and Rev. R. F. Bunting, D.D., of Galveston, temporary clerk.
The Revs. G. W. Barbor and R.E. Saunders, of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mr. McMillan, of the M. E. Church South, and Rev. T. J.
Bonner, of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod of the South, being present, were
invited to sit as corresponding members.
...
Synod meets
next fall in Waco.
R. F. B.
The Houston Daily Union (of Houston, Texas) - November 21, 1870 - Page: 2
The Fairfield Ledger, true to the tactics of its kidney, pours out half a column of ridicule and billingsgate upon a citizen of Freestone County, simply because the editor has learned of his belonging to the Republican organization of that county. The gentleman thus assailed by a mendacious and unprincipled paper, is an old citizen of Freestone County, by the name of J. W. Thomas. The Ledger man nor any body else had ever heard of him other than as a good citizen, until he had the manhood to throw off the shackles by which he had been too long bound by just such tyrants as he of the Ledger. Suddenly Mr. Thomas is transformed from a good citizen into a knave and a jack ass, according to the Ledger. Sensible people of Texas, this is the way Democracy seeks to prevent the spread of truth. This is the way it would postpone the era of peace and good will.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - December 30, 1870 - Page: 1
Texas Items
The following list of persons from whom disabilities are asked to be removed has been presented by Representive Clark:
W. R. Davis, of Freestone county
Dallas Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - March 11, 1871 - Page 1
...
quietly in the courthouse yard at the time of
melee there! Judge B. was employed
by the friends of the prisoners and that is supposed to be the reason for the
murderous assault. Judge Baker is
known to be one of the most amiable and gentlemanly men in Texas. The transaction in Freestone county where Liety Stokes
entrusted an armed criminal to the care of Smalley, and he was killed by the
criminal, Hardin, was an ugly piece of business.
Stokes pretends that some friend of Hardin must have given him the pistol
with which he killed Smalley, while they were travelling on the road.
If so, it shows that he guarded his prisoner very carelessly.
Gen Davidson now comes before the Legislature with a petition to allow
him more men and a fund of nearly half a million dollars to carry on his system
of blackmailing. Verily the times
are out of joint. - [Navasota Tablet.]
The Houston Daily Union (of Houston, Texas) – March 23, 1871 – Page: 1
Professional Cards
J. W. Thomas
Attorney at Law
-and-
General Land Agent
Fairfield, Texas
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - July 7, 1871 issue - Page: 1
The Fairfield (Freestone county) Ledger learns from different sources that the cotton crop of the State will scarcely be more than half what it was last year. We think that three-fourths of last year's crop will be nearer the truth, provided present prospects are realized. The same paper is probably near the truth in stating that the crop of the other Southern States will be a third less than last year's. The same paper says the crop of corn will be verify abundant, and also that the oak mast promises to be sufficient to fatten the hogs in the woods.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - July 21, 1871 issue - Page: 1
At the Radical convention of Freestone county, the delegates to the Congressional Convention were instructed to vote for Stevenson. A motion to indorse [endorse] Clark was unanimously voted down. An effort was made to break up the convention, but failed.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - August 11, 1871 issue - Page: 2
The Democratic meeting at Stonewall, Freestone county, was a rousing one, and a great success throughout.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - September 20, 1871 - Page: 4
There was a grand Democratic meeting and barbecue at Box Church, Freestone county, on the 6th inst. More than a thousand persons were in attendance. At Stonewall, in the same county, another large meeting was held on the 7th. - Fairfield Ledger, 9th.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - November 15, 1871 - Page: 4
[Communicated.]
Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas, }
Nov. 4, 1871 }
EDS. NEWS - I have had my attention very recently called to a publication in the Daily State Journal of the 13th ult., purporting to be a "statement" signed and sworn to by W. H. Tracy, registrar, Freestone county, appended to which is what purported to be the sworn certificate of Edgar Emanuel, Wm Harrison, ...
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - November 29, 1871
Communicated.
Butler. Freestone, County, }
Texas, Nov. 24th, 1871
}
EDITORS NEWS:
I am a subscriber for your weekly paper and have been for two or three
years. Last year we did not have any
postmaster at this place and we had to get our mail at Fairfield,
so we could look over it, that is for not getting your paper until it was two or
three weeks old, but that cause is now removed.
We have a regular Post office here now, and I am the Assistant
Post-master at this place and attend to the office myself.
We have a mail here three times a week from Groesbeck, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. Your weekly
paper is published on Mondays, and we ought to get it in Thursday’s mail, but in
the place of that, we never got it, until the next week, on Tuesdays or
Thursdays mail. I know the paper is
mailed at Galveston to this office, or I believe it.
The delay is somewhere about the head of the railroad or the office where
it connects with the railroad.
Please look after them, and give them fits.
I remain truly yours,
N.
San Antonio Express (of San Antonio, Texas) - January 7, 1872 issue - Page: 3
Texas News
FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN FREESTONE COUNTY - The following is a list of free schools in Freestone county: Mrs. A.M. Adams, Fairfield; W.H. Brooks, Fairfield; Dr. Henry Younger, Liberty; Austin Lockhart, Union Church, colored; W.L. Rigsby, Harrison Chapel; J.M. Brooks, Woodland; F.G. Butler, Tabernacle, colored; J.C. Brooks, Slone's School House; D.A. Adams, Bonner, colored; J.P. Clark, Rock Springs; W.D. Williamson Carroll's; R.T. Rucker, Bethel, colored; Mrs. Mary L. Johnson, Wesley Chapel; Mrs. Lucretia Kent, Prairie Creek; H. C. Lewis, Brewer Prairie; H. Person, Lyon's Institute. - Waco Advance
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - February 2, 1872 issue - Page: 3
Texas Items
MARRIAGES
Jan. 22, Mr. T. J. Campbell to Miss S. E. Hinton, all of
Freestone county.
Jan. 22, Washington Steward to Mrs. Mary Singleton, all of Freestone
county.
San Antonio Daily Express (of San Antonio, Texas) - February 4, 1872 - Page: 3
District Clerks and Sheriffs of Texas
County District Clerks Sheriffs
Freestone A. G. Anderson J. B. Rogers
San Antonio Daily Express (of San Antonio, Texas) - February 22, 1872 - Page: 1
The Latest Texas News
At no time since we became a
resident of Fairfield have so many and valuable improvements
been going on as now. - Fairfield Ledger
The murderers of the colored man Henry Huckaby
have been arrested and are said to have confessed their guilt.
Clay Robinson, of Fairfield, is
importing stock.
...
The Fairfield Ledger says the cost of transportation
of groceries to that place from New Orleans, is thirty per cent of the original
cos.
...
Opposition clubs are being formed in Freestone county.
Fairfield Ledger advocates the meeting of a Democratic
convention early in the spring.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - February 23, 1872 - Page: 4
Texas Items
The Opposition Club of Freestone county met and elected the following officers for the present year, viz: L.D. Bradley, President; W.M. McDaniel, Vice President; J.W. Fishburn, Secretary; J.H. Moody, Treasurer – Fairfield Ledger, 17th.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - March 22, 1872 - Page: 1
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Cases decided March 18, 1872
477 -- Rowand, assignee vs. Roller, appeal from Freestone; reversed and remanded.
Dallas Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - May 4, 1872 issue - Page: 2
A Singular Phenomenon - We learn
from the Fairfield Ledger that in Freestone
and two or three other counties from which it has heard, the present crop of
young peaches are growing together.
In many instances from three to five having formed a solid cluster, and we learn
from Mr. James Trim, who lives seven or eight miles north of Hillsboro, that he
has observed this singular phenomenon likewise in several peach orchards in the
northern portion of this county.
This is a case for the consideration of ye naturalist.
Give us light.
The Cleburne Chronicle says the peaches in
Johnson county are all growing together just as they are in this county. -
Hill County Expositer
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - June 19, 1872 - Page: 4
Galveston News.
Wednesday, June 19, 1872.
Telegraphic.
from Corsicana
Special to the News
Corsicana, June 17.
...
Freestone county - L. D. Bradley, Wm. Bone, Wm. Daniel, John
Harney, R.S. Kennedy, W.B. Rose, W.R. Cockrill and J.W. Fishburn.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - August 16, 1872 - Page: 1
Great excitement is said to exist in the vicinity of Butler, in Freestone county, caused by a large number of mad dogs. A negro boy is reported to have did of hydrophobia, and a man was bitten by the same dog while at work on the International Railroad, but had shown no symptoms of serious injury from the bite.
[same issue, same page]
The Groesbeck Herald says:
"Governor Davis is trying to make Freestone
county pay for the service of 34 nigger policemen during the last
election. Freestone
hasn't done it yet.
"The Denton post office has been made a money order
office.
"El Paso stages are to run a tri-weekly line through
Denton.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - August 23, 1872 - Page: 1
FROM CALVERT
Congressional Convention
Calvert, Aug. 21
..
The Committee on Credentials reported as follows:
..
Freestone county - Wm. M. McDonald, Wm. E.
Bonner
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - August 19, 1872 - Page: 1
Mexia, August 16
The cotton crop will fall short one-half on account of
the boll worm and caterpillar in Limestone and Freestone
counties. Weather warm.
No rain nor any indication of rain.
J. R. H.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - September 11, 1872 - Page: 1
FAIRFIELD, Freestone county, is bidding liberally to have the Texas University located there, and we should judge that the University Company will be induced to accept the proposition, as probably better than any offered by any rival place. However, we do not know all the places competing for it.
[same issue, same page]
International Railroad Stations, Etc. from Our Traveling Agent, D. R
...Here we met the down train from Palestine at 1:10 p.m. Keechi is the next station, distant 66 miles from Hearne, near the town of Butler, in Freestone county; no post-office and no hotel at this place. It derives its name from the Keechi creek, in the neighborhood, named after the Keechi tribe of Indians that infested this country not many years ago. There are about half a dozen houses in the place. Close by we passed Alligator Swamp, a place rendered notorious from the quantity of crocodiles found here. Keechi creek bottom lands are noted for their richness of soil and ash timber. Here there is an inferior station house, a half dozen houses and some good land. Here we passed the large and picturesque prairie commonly known as Uncle Tom's Prairie, being the only one on the entire route. Oakwood is the name of the next station, distant 76 miles from Hearne, and 7 miles from Butler, and takes its name from the quality of wood grown there. This is a delightful place to live on account of the fine breeze that blows continually over Uncle Tom's Prairie. The town consists of half dozen houses and an inferior stationhouse, Mr. Calvert station agent. The land is good in this neighborhood. The location for a town is good.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - September 25, 1872 - Page: 1
State News
...E. A. McCracken, of Freestone, is a political weathercock, and made the same race during the last election on the Democratic ticket. He was considered a good Democrat then, but now claims to be a Republican.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - November 15, 1872 - Page: 4
Freestone county - Liberals elect the entire ticket.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - January 6, 1873– Page: 2
Fort Bend..Richmond......G. A. B. Fekler
Freestone..Fairfield.........J. B. Rogers
Freestone..Cotton Gin........J. W.
Storey
Galveston...Highland Station.. J. R.
Hooper
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - January 22, 1873 - Page: 4
Letter from Mexia.
Mexia, January 16, 1873
Eds. News: Supposing it will be of interest to the
commercial men of the state, to know the amount of cotton in each county, I will state
for Limestone and
Freestone counties - that there is only a few
scattering bales remaining for shipment.
The principal part of the cotton from these counties changed hands in our
little city of Mexia, at a good average figure, say 13 1/2 to 15 cents. And as it was
picked out early without much rain, it was of a better class than ever before.
It was common to see from seventy-five to one hundred bales a day on our
streets for sale in the months of October and November, and a good portion in
December, but now there are not much more than five or eight bales.
The falling off of receipts is becoming very perceptible to
our merchants, as it has reduced trade very much.
Nevertheless our town is growing daily, more business houses going up,
and more business men coming in. As
a town this place bids fair to be prosperous.
B.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - February 24, 1873 - Page: 4
J. H. Lofland, Esq., presiding justice of the county court of Freestone county, who became the victim some months sine of one of Judge Oliver's fits of insanity, and by that functionary dismissed, has been reinstated by a mandate of the supreme court, to which tribunal he appealed. - Central Texan
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 7, 1873 issue – Page: 3
Fort Bend Richmond
G. A. B. Felder
Fort Bend
Sugarland R. W. Secrest
Freestone Fairfield W. M. Seely
Freestone Cotton
Gin J. W. Storey
Galveston Dickinson
Stat'n L. Powell
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 23, 1873 issue - Page: 1
Austin, April 21, 1873
House of Representatives
BILLS PASSED
...authorizing Freestone county court to levy a tax to build a courthouse and jail. ...
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - April 23, 1873 issue
A stir is pending in the district court at Fairfield, involving the ground on which the town of Fairfield is standing and consequently there is considerable interest in regard to the ...
San Antonio Daily Express (of San Antonio, Texas) - July 4, 1873 issue – Page: 3
....
At Waco, with daily stages to
all points West.
At Mexia, with line of Hacks
for Fairfield and Butler, on Sundays
and Wednesdays.
At Dallas, West, for
Weatherford and ...
San Antonio Daily Express (of San Antonio, Texas) - October 1, 1873 issue - Page: 3
It appears from a statement taken from the "Houston Telegraph" that a great number of
German immigrants are on their way to
Texas. ...
IMMIGRANTS TO ARRIVE - Superintendent Loeffler informs us
that during the next month many German immigrants will land on Texan
shores.
The Strassburg, a North German Lloyd steamship sailed from Bremen 10th of September with 500 German immigrants, which she will land
next week for the counties Limestone, Freestone, Travis, and the counties on the river Navidad,
Southern Texas.
The steamer San Jacinto was to have arrived at Galveston yesterday with twenty
new-comers.
The Steamship Germania sailed from
Hamburg
a few days since, having on board some 600 to 700 immigrants for Texas.
The Cargen Erma left
Bremen
on the 10th of August to arrive about 10th of October, with two hundred Germans.
The sailing vessel Ida is also ????? Galveston with immigrants.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - October 8, 1873 - Page: 2
THE NEXT GOVERNOR
To-day the Hon. Richard Coke will address the people of Sherman on the issues of the day. ... We will have no more semi-military satraps lording it over the defenseless people of Limestone and Freestone at the instance of a judge, the creature of the state administration, prompt and eager to do the bidding of his flinty-hearted master. ...
[same issue, same page]
Digest of Decisions of Supreme Court at Austin, September 30, 1873
..
1536. Sarah E. Carter vs. W.
F. Hughes and wife - Freestone
A devise electing to receive the bequest in the will, would
be stopped from claiming partition of land devised to her stepmother; but this
record does not show such to be fact.
Judgment affirmed.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - October 15, 1873 - Page: 2
From Austin.
Special
to the News.
Austin, Oct. 14
The following judgments were rendered the Supreme Court to-day:
C. S. Nutshell vs. James L. Love, administrator - Freestone. Judgment affirmed.
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - October 20, 1873 issue
To Fairfield
[original is heavily faded]
W? ??? ???? the Galveston Houston and Henderson Railroad ticket agent now sells coupons for Fairfield, Freestone county. The rate is we believe, ...
The
Galveston Tri-Weekly
News (of Galveston, Texas) -
November 12, 1873 issue
[also appears in May 12,
1873 issue]
STAGES
Connect at
Crockett for Nacogdoches, at Palestine for Athens,
at Jacksonville for Rusk, at Overton for Henderson, at Jewett for Centerville, at Oakwoods for
Butler and
Fairfield.
Freights received at Houston from connecting lines, forwarded
promptly.
Claims for loss, damage or overcharge ...
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News (of Galveston, Texas) - December 27, 1873 - Page: 1
GREAT BARGAINS
THE UNDERSIGNED
Offers for Sale on easy terms, or will Exchange for Galveston Island or City property,
30,000 ACRES OF LAND.
In the counties of Houston, Trinity, Wood, Panola, Jack, Denton and
Freestone.
He also offers as above Seventeen Well Improved Farms in Houston County;
Five Storehouses and Lots, Two Residences, One Hotel, (known as the Exchange,)
and Forty-five Town Lots, in the town of Crockett.
J. H. BURNETT