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 >