Thanks Donna, I loved it. Stephanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Irby" <irbys@txol.net> To: <TXEASTLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 11:58 PM Subject: [TXEASTLA] Fw: [TXBOSQUE] Bosque Citizen Feb. 19, 1888 > This came from the Bosque County List, and I thought that it might be of > interest to those with Cisco connections (See the last item). > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LaDawn" <garland@htcomp.net> > To: <TXBOSQUE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 9:18 PM > Subject: [TXBOSQUE] Bosque Citizen Feb. 19, 1888 > > > > Hello List, > > > > > > I was trying to clean up and organized my computer desk and came across > > these notes from the old newspapers I had meant to send, thought someone > > might find something useful in here, and I'd better post them before I > lose > > them again > > > > . > > The Bosque Citizen > > Feb 19, 1888 > > > > Walnut > > Russell and Pesterfield last Friday exchanged their livery stable and > outfit > > for the farm of Tom Hammons near Walnut. The consideration expressed for > the > > farm was $1,000. Mr. Hammons takes charge of the stable immediately and > Mr. > > Pesterfield is to take carge of the Hammon's farm for the coming year. But > > Sam Moore objects to any other bachelor than himself locating in that > > vicinity and declares Pesterfield must marry before he can even sew oats. > > Pesterfield is now hunting a wife. > > > > Captain Morrison and Rev. J. P. Greel? last week bought 500 acres of the > > Kelly Survey. They got it at a bargain. > > > > Constable Maggard has about recovered from a fall received while snow > > balling. > > > > The epidemic of marriages that prevails in Texas is skipping Walnut. The > > girls and widows are informed that the following named gentlemen get their > > mail here: W.W. Pearce, Sam Moore, W.S. George, Joe Philpott, Ed L Parr > and > > C.E. Pesterfield. These gentlemen must be married by June 1st next or > > immigrate. > > > > Kopperl > > Miss Lizzie Caruthers who has been in Hillsboro during the illness of her > > sister at that place has returned to her home in Kimball. > > > > It is reported that Miss Lee Moxey is on the sick list this week. > > Their friends learn that E.E. Hadson and Jack Brock got badly lost in > > getting from Meridian to the depot the other night and they waked up and > > called out into the sleet and snow several citizens along the road. > > > > Announcements > > James M Robertson, of the firm of Jenkins and Robertson was admitted to > the > > practice of law Monday in the District Court. > > > > George Scrutchfield and C.S. Hayes who were bondsmen for John Nail under > the > > charge of murder in McLennan county have succeeded in arresting Nail and > > have landed him in jail in Waco. > > Nail is the man who was recently reported killed by assasins near Valley > > Mills. The report was generally believed but the bondsmen recently got on > > his track by a letter written by Nail to a girl at the Valley. They > followed > > the girl and arrested Nail at Cisco when he was about ready to leave for > > California. > > > > > > Hope you enjoy! > > > > LaDawn > > Bosque Co, TX > > garland@htcomp.net > > > > > ==== TXEASTLA Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >