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Mayfield, LadyTexian@tcainternet.com  TX Tombstone Project Manager Submitted by Vicki Richards mailto:GVRICHARDS@aol.com ************************************************************************ Texarkana Independent Daily 1886, April 19 - April 30April 19, 1886 Bowie County TX - Judge Askew of Magnolia, Arkansas, was in the city yesterday. - Marshall Hardin intends to clean the city. - Mr. and Mrs. Dowsing have returned from San Angelo, Texas. - Col. S. W. McKneely and wife went to Dallas yesterday. - Circuit Clerk Dave Dixon was over from Columbia county, Arkansas. - Ed Robbins - for county vclerk of Bowie County. - Mrs. Ed Lingold and sister Miss Carrie Wright are in the dress kaling business. - Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ellis host a social tonight. - L. J. Jones does woodwork. - Misses Tom and Lula Trigg, Misses Whitmore and Weed, and Messrs. Offenhauser, Hammond, Jas. Whitmore, and Lynch spent the day picknicking. - Sheriff Connevey, of Lafayette county, Arkansas, is visiting here. - Mrs. Kate Lumpkins, of Georgia has been visiting her brothers, J. B. and J. A. Lightfoot of this city. - Mrs. J. H. Trigg returned from St. Louis this morning where she visitied her mother. April 20, 1886 - Pony Ragland has his head shaved. - A social was held last night at Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ellis's home. - Mike Cassidy, and Ed Donnelly went fishing today. - Pete Ramsuer, the clever man is up from Hooks, Texas, today. - A Fear is a salesman at Weinstein and Kosminsy's. April 21, 1886 - Mrs. F. M. Leatherman and children returned last night from Louisiana. - Celia Leatherman is going to Colorado. - Judge Elliott's daughter is Willie H. Elliott of Arcadia, Missouri. - Miss Genie Lowe has a visitor, Miss Gardner of Gainsville, Texas. - Charlie Dillihunty, county treasurer of Titus county (texas) is visiting here. - E. N. Maxwell has his old buggy painted. - L. A. Patillo is an officer in the "Templers". - Ham O. Williams was wounded in Railroad War & Strike. - Mr. annd Mrs. D. A. Phillips will visit Palapinto Wells, Texas. - Mrs. S. B. Andrews has as her guest her mother, Mrs. Buckman of Boston, Mass. April 22, 1886 - Barney Slimer, a switchman at Iron Mountain Railroad yards came near being shot last night at work. - Jo Cook is back from Little River County, Arkansas. - Ben M. Hagey has gone to Alabama, he won't return alone. - Ben James will reside in Mr. Phillips house on Hazel Street. - Mrs. Dills, widow of General Dills, visited Judge Talbot family. - Mrs. R. B. Williams and daughter Jodie of Washington are visiting the editor. April 23, 1886 - Albert Read had his tongue severely cut by a baseball. - G. W. Fouke had an old friend as a visitor - Major Newcomer of Illinois. - H. J. Allen of Queen City, Texas, visited here this morning. April 24, 1886 - Stuart Warren returned today. - Fannie Williams, daughter of our popular physician is ill. - L. T. Edwards had a burglar at his house. - Misses Tom & Mollie Humphrey, out driving, had an accident, and tore up their buggy. - Hon. B. F. Askew passed through our city last night, returning to Magnolia, Arkansas, from Little Rock. - Jimmie Buchanan is up from Sulphur today, and is "she" happy! - Capt. S. D. Hawes is back from Dallas, Texas. April 26, 1886 Alderman Ed Schicker was surprised on his third marriage anniversary at home. April 27, 1886 - Jo Marx is on the jury. - Justice Hays married Mr. George Thompson & Miss M. J. Holland today, in his office. They said they were from Texas, on their way to Missouri. - J. F. Smith is off on a business trip to Texas. - Capt. R. P. Menard is expected back from Georgia tomorrow. - Mrs. Helen Edwards is ill. - Capt. John H. Trigg is in St. Louis, Missouri. - John Strange works for "Tom's Exchange". April 28, 1886 - Invitations are out for the wedding of A. J. Kizer and Miss Sue Estes, next Wednesday evening. - Lee Hitchcock died yesterday. He was one of the cities oldest carpenters. - L. A. Pattillo went to Hughes Springs, Texas, recently, and says he left "her" in tears. - Miss Clyde Allen visited her uncles the Messrs. Patillo's. She is from Hughes Springs. - Mike Cassidy visited Prescott, (Arkansas) and "her". April 29, 1886 - Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hawkins had a guest from Camden, Arkansas, Mrs. S. W. Mallory. - Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reeves, last night had a few friends in as the bride's cake was cut. Miss Jennie Weed got the ring, and Miss Florence Lasley, the nickel. - Jeptha Littleton, age 82, and Mrs. Ruthey Ann Thompson, age 75, were married at Clayton, Georgia. Their children opposed the marriage, so they slipped off and got married. - Fred Offenhauser is in Dallas, Texas on business. - The mother, brother, and sister of Mr. Young, the butcher, arrived from New York. - L. J. Jones is one of our best customers. April 30, 1886 - Charles Wilkerson's family is visiting at Conway, Arkansas. - Mrs. J. E. Reilly bought 3 lots from A. A. Hays, and will build a handsome home. - Mayor Forster and Hon. O. D. Scott returned from Camden, Arkansas, today. - Married Wednesday evening, (April 28) at the Benefield Hotel here in the city, by Rev. J. H. Wiggins, Mr. E. D. Stocking of Gainsville, Texas and Miss Hattie L. Christian of Atlanta, Georgia. - Miss May Young and Jeff Sanderson, and Sue Ferguson & Will Kirby, and other friends fried fish on banks of Hick's Lake yesterday. - Ben Collins returned last night from a 3 day trip to Red River. - Mrs. Dr. Wilder of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, is visiting her sisters, Mesdames Smithers and Wyche in this city. - Ira Higgs went to Washington (Arkansas).