THESE TIDBITS WERE TAKEN FROM THE OLD CALDWELL NEWSPAPERS, STARTING WITH THE FIRST ISSUE STILL AVAILABLE. THE PAPER WAS IN SERVICE BEFORE THIS DATE, BUT NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN LOCATED AS OF THIS TIME.
SEPTEMBER 1897
SEPTEMBER 1897
SEPTEMBER 10, 1897
Estray notice: T. J. NEWCOMB, one bay filly
Estray notice: D. B. DABNEY, white mare
Frank NOVAK of Bird Settlement died last Sunday.
Mr. HASTY is poisoning cotton. [Gause]
Aaron THOMAS, a Negro is in jail charged with forgery. He altered a grocery order.
Bob McARVEN has moved to Rockdale. [Gause]
Dr. MAHAN of Marshall, Texas is visiting with Mr. WATTS, an old school mate. [Gause]
J. M. DIXON was appointed postmaster at Gause.
Const. L. Y. TIDWELL of Milano is hustling some of the boys.
Joe FOWLER will add new merchandise to his stock. [Gause]
James PITTS will commence to build a new dwelling and W. J. PORTER will do the work. [Gause]
Oscar FORBION is in town buying timber for foreign markets.
James NEWMAN had his arm severely cut at DUCKWORTH’s gin in the Providence neighborhood.
L. S. ROSS, president of A&M placed a notice that the state Agriculture & Mechanical College can receive no more students this term. They are full.
Oscar ELLIS has gone to Mudville on a visit.
Jack MADDOX of Birdsong will go to Montgomery County.
There are four cottonseed buyers at Lyons, GRIFFIN, LYON, KEESE and KROHNE.
Messrs. Joe WOOD, Will MORRISON and Will COURTNEY have gone fishing.
Mrs. L. F. HINES is teaching.
J. R. LYON has a new storefront.
Joe MACAT, ginner of New Tabor sprained his ankle.
Mr. J. ONDRASEK had musical entertainment.
Mr. MAURIC, the organist for the Catholic Church at Frenstat has rheumatism.
Mr. & Mrs. E. W. EASLEY are visiting Dr. R. C. EASLEY.
Miss Willie SPARKS went with Bro. GEORGE to Gause, where she will stay and visit.
Wood MANSEL left for Bosque County where he is to pick cotton through the fall.
John THOMAS is here from San Marcos. [Hix]
Will LOVELACE is working in the bottom.
Mr. & Mrs. S. F. DUNN had a social.
Mrs. Pattie JACKSON accompanied her son, Bennie to Waco. He is to enter
Baylor University.
Mr. MULKEY and daughter, Dee went to Gause to visit.
Mr. MATEJOWSKY has ginned nearly 100 bales of cotton this fall.
“Uncle Jack” PORTER and Charley PORTER are on the sick list.
Jim WOOD has been employed to teach at the Smyrna School in Milam County.
Mr. & Mrs. James PHILP of Yellow Prairie returned from visiting Will PHILP near Caldwell.
The little child of Mr. & Mrs. Will HILL is better.
John SIMS, who lived on James BOYD farm has sold his crop and gone to Jackson County to live.
Morgan DICKINSON of Gause is visiting at Yellow Prairie.
James HOFFMAN was elected and ordained deacon of Presbyterian Church.
Dr. J. E. McLEAN’s horse ran away with the buggy, demolishing it. No one was hurt.
T. M. YOUNG of Galveston is in town.
H. C. GOODWIN of Tunis left for Waco.
H. H. BONNER of Corsicana is in town.
T. P. MARSHALL of Dallas is in town.
R. R. GEISENSCHLAG of Sebesta is in town.
Miss Mamie WILSON is visiting in Navasota.
Shirley HOPKINS of Giddings is visiting.
Sol HARRIS, a Galveston drummer is in town.
Mrs. J. W. CHAMBERS of Brenham is in town.
H. F. LYONS of Rockdale was at RAGSDALE House Monday.
Bruce BANKS is very sick.
Mike HAMPTON of Waco is in town.
Miss Anna KLUKAN will leave for Sherman to attend college.
John ALEXANDER, Jr. accepted a position with J. M. FAGAN.
Don STANSEL of Brenham is in town.
Miss Zula JACKSON of Tunis is visiting with the family of George HARTSFIELD.
Miss Mabel WILLIAMS left for Mississippi to attend school.
Miss Raymond HESLEP will attend school at Corsicana.
Henry HARRISON, prominent Brenham merchant is in town.
Miss Addie HARVEY of Rockdale is visiting brother, J. W. HARVEY of Caldwell.
Lovic ROGERS, son of Ben D. ROGERS of Brenham is it town.
E. M. ADAMS, Jr. of St. Paul, Minnesota is town, drumming trade.
B. B. GALETY of Dallas is a new drummer on the road.
Mrs. R. G. BROADDUS left for Davilla to visit her brother, John D. CRUNK.
Miss Lena CHILES left for Belton to attend Baylor Female College.
S. H. JACKSON has gone to Mudville [Brazos County] to establish a confectionery
& fruit stand.
Jim CARROLL, now of west Texas is in town visiting his mother.
Mr. HOLLAND, a representative of the Houston Post was in town.
Glenn HESLEP returned from Victoria where he was on business.
Miss PAWSETT, daughter of J. L. DAWSETT of Dime Box left for Belton to attend Baylor Female College.
Congregation of the Methodist Church gave pastor Rev. WILLIS a “pounding.”
The Magnolia Brewing Co. of Houston is erection an ice house in the rear of JANICK & RIPPLE’s Confectionery stand.
Miss Emma MCcLANAHAN returned from Lampasas.
Miss Jennie May SMITH has returned from summer vacation to teach here.
Mrs. W. T. BOSWELL had a “hen” party for several 16-year-olds.
Miss Agnes COLLINS of Dallas has returned home from visiting here.
Mrs. Pattie JACKSON of Fraimville is in town.
Jacob PIWETZ is dividing upper store of his building into small offices.
Bob HESLEP who was sick is in town.
The new school is under headway now. [building or year ?]
Mrs. A. W. McIVER & daughter, Miss Julia and Mrs. William REEVES & daughter, Alma left for Belton where the young ladies will attend and Mrs. McIVER will teach.
There were 206 students on the opening day of school.
O. W. CHRIESMAN has some fine pears.
Frank NOVAK of the Bird settlement died last Sunday.
Waco, Texas, Sept. 8: Prof. G. L. RUSSELL, age 73 was arrested and put
in jail. He has been a schoolteacher for many years. The charge is criminal
assault on Ola RAMSEY, the 12-year-old daughter of highly respected parents.
The physician says the little girl is much injured.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1897
Advertised letters: Rev. A. DAHLGREN and J. A. CHLUMSBY
Ned JENKINS shot and attempted to kill Charlie GREGG, a Negro for being “insulting.” Mr. JENKINS is awaiting the action of the grand jury while on bond.
Dr. MAHON of Marshall, Texas has rented a house in Gause and will hang up his shingle there, giving Gause three doctors.
Diphtheria is raging at Six-Mile and Cedar Creek neighborhoods.
J. M. DIXON and J. A. ELY are both soliciting the postmaster job at Gause.
Mrs. COVINGTON is building a couple of houses on her farm. [Gause]
Messrs. Clarence VARNER, James STEWART, Joe FOWLER, Bob COCKRAN and Mr. JENNINGS are in town. [Gause]
George E. WAFORD, the general manager of MARLIN BALL is taking a wife.
E. H. BARNETT, agent for Santa Fe, was awarded second prize by Santa Fe for the best station house. He is formerly from Caldwell.
Miss Mamie PHILP is visiting in Caldwell. [Yellow Prairie]
Richard BOEHME runs several businesses at Hogg community.
Little Clifford DOUGLAS, from west Caldwell is picking cotton.
Prof. A. Veron DALRYMPLE has quit cotton fields and is taking charge of his school at Birdsong.
Miss Pearl WATSON returned from visiting Mrs. Dr. J. S. HOLMAN, now of Milam County.
J. F. BAWCOM has been sick.
Messengers elected at Providence Church were: W. E. MAYERS, J. A. ELLIOTT and J. B. McCASLAND. The alternates were: Misses Mary SCOTT , Lula BAWCOM and C. W. THOMAS.
Miss Nora DUCKWORTH and Miss Kate DUNN are teaching at Providence.
William DUNN, formerly of Providence, now of Indian Territory is in town.
Clarence BAIN returned from visiting in Austin County.
Charley PORTER visited his girl at Maysfield.
Ed GILCHRIST’s little girl is sick.
Miss Chambers of Palestine is teaching at Rita.
Dr. THAGGARD returned to Rita and Dr. Fountain has left.
Tom PORTER, bachelor hermit of Six-Mile community is visiting in Hix.
Drew WOMBLE is handling dry goods for D. LEVI.
Mrs. W. A. HILL is visiting her son, W. B. DEAN in Beeville.
B. F. JACKSON will be in Beaumont until January 1.
Miss Grace STOVALL left for Staunton, Virginia to attend college.
H. C. BARNETT & family of Somerville are in town visiting relatives.
William POPPE, farmer is in town.
Presiding elder, J. C. MICKLE of Brenham district will preach at M. E. Church on Sunday.
Asa FLANIGAN left for Winchester, Fayette County Thursday to attend the MOORE – WILLIARD nuptials.
Trustees of city school elected Miss Genie GORMAN supernumerary.
Three small children of Frank STEFKA are sick.
John PIWETZ & daughter of near College Station, Brazos County visited his brother, Jacob PIWETZ & wife of Caldwell.
Miss Nettie SUGG of Mayersville, Mississippi, who was visiting the family of Dr. R. C. PORTER, is now in Bryan visiting her aunt, Mrs. N. E. SHIELDS.
C. N. RUNKLE brought in some roasting ears of corn.
The city received a carload of 15-ft. sewer pipe and will lay it on West Side of the square, between the stores of J. J. MORGAN and CROMARTIE & HOLIK.
Mrs. Mary JOINER and Albert D. RUST, Jr. left for a business trip to Nacogdoches. Mrs. JOINER will visit relatives in Monroe, Louisiana.
Dr. OLIVER was severely ill. Dr. Will OLIVER and brother Curtis OLIVER, both sons of the doctor were called.
Charles HESSE, 2nd mate of the steamer, LaCharlotte is visiting family of his brother in law, Charles C. WINDHAUSEN.
H. ALFORD sold his meat market to BARNETT & NELMS. Mr. Louis WHITTINGTON
will still officiate at his trade, only in new place.
SEPTEMBER 24, 1897
J. A. LOVE of Yellow Prairie community, becoming suspicious of his valuable dog, Jack having rabies killed him early Sunday evening.
Dr. J. E. McLEAN’s fine saddle & buggy horse died Tuesday morning, quite a loss to the doctor. [Yellow Prairie community]
Advertised letters: Mrs. Lisa REED, Miss E. JACKSON
Marriage licenses: Mr. FORD & Miss HELLIS, Frank TRACALEK & Miss Fannie OURSASEK, Emil MORRISS & Miss Fannie TRACALEK, Theodore BROADDUS & Miss Mattie TEAGUE.
At the Cooks Point community Mr. FORD & Miss HOLLY were married on Wednesday. Frank TRACLEK & Miss Fannie ONDRASEK and Emil MORRIS & Miss Fannie TRACLEK were married on Saturday.
Dr. G. C. McLEOD of Buckholts is visiting Cooks Points.
W. B. PORTER of Hix, L. O. FRAIM of Tunis and ALEXANDER and McIVER of Caldwell attended court.
Miss Annie BOWLES will attend school at Huntsville, Texas.
Robert ETZEL of Caldwell & family visited Dr. NEELEY & family.
Miss Mamie PHILP of Yellow Prairie returned from visiting in Caldwell.
Miss Kate DUNN from Fraimsville visited in Providence.
Mrs. Allen MORGAN from northwestern Texas visited relatives at Providence.
Dr. John D. PORTER has built a large barn. [Gause]
H. C. HATFIELD has built a little barn. [Gause]
Morgan DICKSON took in I. & G. N. [railroad] excursion to Austin. John C. PORTER did also.
Mr. V. A. WARREN of Coryell County is painting & papering J. A. JACKSON’s house. [Gause]
Thomas H. CALDWELL, now of Coryell County secured a position on farm of W. J. PORTER.
Dr. DOLLAR employed W. J. PORTER to do some work on his house. [Gause]
Miss Ida WHITTINGTON returned from Beaumont.
Miss Mamie WILSON returned from Navasota.
Miss Belle JENKINS visited her sister, Mrs. BARNETT of Brenham.
Mrs. E. H. BARNETT of Brenham is visiting family of her father, W. H. JENKINS.
Mrs. Morris L. WOMACK of Houston visited her parents, Dr. & Mrs. J. W. MATHEWS.
T. F. HUDSON had a social.
MISS HENRIE ADKINSON, who was visiting relatives in Houston, has returned.
J. D. ROWLAND moved his billiard room to the building vacated by T. F. HUDSON and the A. T. HUDSON stock of goods.
Jesse JENKINS moved his jewelry shop.
John L. NEWCOMB, one of Burleson County pioneer settlers is in town.
Theodore and Ike BROADDUS, brothers and ----- BROADDUS, a cousin and Robert ADDISON left town in a hack. They went to the residence of Henry AUTREY, where they meet Miss Mattie TEAGUE. Together they went to Rev. W. E. JAMES, who they met along the road to his house. Rev. JAMES stopped his buggy in the road and married them. The couple s living with the groom’s father, H. C. BROADDUS and they have hopes of reconciling with the bride’s father who was against the marriage.
Mr. James WILLIAMS & Miss PRICE were married at Edwards Prairie
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