BOSQUE CITIZEN SEPTEMBER 23, 1886 Mr ZAN HANNA, of Iredell, knocked, last Friday week, Mr PETE CLEMENTS on the head with a billet of wood which broke his hand and perhaps fractured his skull. Mr CLEMENTS was reported on Saturday in a dangerous condition but it is hoped the skillful Drs TYE, WYSONG, MORGAN and HERBERT will be able to save him. Mr HANNA under the charge of an aggravated assault was bound over to county court in the sum of three hundred dollars. Personal Mention WHITE CHILDERS, Esq. of Kopperl says sheep in his section are in good trim. Miss SARAH E TETRICK who came from Missouri to Texas last fall with W J BREWER and family, left Meridian on Sunday last, to visit her father in Edinburg, Central Illinois W J McCAULEY one of the most succesful farmers in Bosque County visited Meridian last week. He says the Fowler folks all praise the CITIZEN. He will enter a two year old horse in the County fair for the premium for the fastest two year old. Mr J B THOMPSON of Spring Creek says the Sunday rain was the best received in 15 months and that he had planted a stubble crop of cotton last days of April which had not sprouted and now he expects a good crop late this year or early next. AN ENQUIRY: Alexander, Texas, Sept. 16, 1886 Dear Sir, I did not receive last week's CITIZEN please let me know the cause for the CITIZEN is read here every week with a great deal of interest. Respectfully, A A CRANE Greenock Department Grass is fine and a good winter range in prospect. Col JOHN GREEN, Mr JOE DRAHN and Mr. P FERRIS contemplate fencing together to keep stock off their land. Clifton Department Grandpa JONES is the champion fisherman Mr JOHN CLUCK has a new artesian well drilling machine at the depot Mr LOCKE has just put in a new press at the gin and both the town gins are doing a good business After a protracted illness of some 20 days Mr H HART departed this life last Friday morning. His disease typhoid fever. He leaves a family and many friends to mourn his loss Good luck in your research LaDawn Garland Bosque County, Texas garland@htcomp.net