Daily Texarkana Independent Newspaper, Sept. 15, 1886. Submitted by Mrs. Elizabeth Wolburn ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************** Married last night at residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Whitaker, by Rev. Benners of Jefferson. Mr. Edward Golover and Miss Emma Fowlkes, of this city. W. H. Chapman will open a dyeing, repairing and cleaning establishment. T. S. Mullins of Magnolia says his brother f. W. Mullins is quite feeble. Mrs. Lightfoot, mother of our popular druggist, will return from Georgia tomorrow. W. B. Weeks is now editor of the Vindicator newspaper. Sheriff Evans of Calhoun Co. has returned home. Hon. Sam Q. Sevier, representative elect of Quachita Co., was visiting here yesterday. Prof. And Mrs. Cleveland visited us today. He will take charge of the school at Ingersoll while she visits relatives in St. Louis. Sevier Jett was down from Fulton yesterday. Hon. J. C. England, attorney from Lonoke, is in the city. Conductor Bennie Parker came in this morning after a long vacation. Hon. Frank M. Thompson, senator elect of Nevada and Hempstead Co., and wife visited us on the way to visit the old home place in Magnolia. Tony Locasto has purchased the city barber shop of Tony DeGrazier. Miss Irene Ferguson of Washington, Ark., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. E. Mitchell. Henry Trimble, ex county clerk of Hempstead, visited here yesterday. Mr. Candler, father in law of F. M. Leatherman, died at his home in La. a few days ago. Rev. Mr. Dodson of Longview Baptist Church visited us yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reeves are boarding at the home of Capt. & Mrs. Hogane of the East side. Sept. 16, 1886 F. M. Leatherman, owner of the Daily Republic Opinion newsletter, has suspended publication becaue of te death of his wife. He will be back in business October 1. He suspended publication Sept. 3. We had a letter inquiring about the death of R. J. Sanders sometime ago. Can the city help? Miss Jennie Weed, daughter of Conductor Jack Weed, and Mr. James H. Whittmore to marry next Thursday eve at the St James Episcopal Church. Mr. Wittmore works for Pacific express Co. Advertisement: O. P. Taylor for Justice of Peace, Precinct 1, Bowie Co. Henry Vickers is in the city. Maj. Grace of Bonham is in the city. Joseph P. Vinson and B. M. Foreman are authorized to find the lost boxes and records of the Sept. 6 election in Garland Township, Miller Co. Arkansas. Signed by Clerk of Miller Co., Wm. R. Kelley. Those Interviewed were Judges of said election: N. A. Johnson, J. B. Stuart, and John Crocker. They did not find them. W. H. McCartney was allowed to connect on the water work main. Miss Ora E. Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram J. Allen of Queen City well wed Mr. P. J. Honaker, of Abington, Va., this evening at her home, They will go to Virginia to live. Gus Munzesheimer was here from New Boston last night. N. W. Randolph won the buggy at the raffle at the United Bowie Saloon. J. O. Howell, druggist from Prescott, spent the day here. J. M. Millaway, merchant of Buckner, was here today. E. A. Wilson wants a job as filer, sawyer, and engineer. Address Box 153, Texarkana, Arkansas. Ed Schicker is in St. Louis to have his lame foot operated on. Capt. W. M. Freeman, agent of St. L. A. & T. railroad, left for a few weeks rest in Trentin, Mo. We trust he returns fully recovered. Ogden Bryant has two houses he wants to rent. Harry Daniel, from Bonham, is now working at Pattillo's Drug Store. Miss Susan M. Brown and Mr. J. M. Carmicheal, both of Little Rock, were wed yesterday evening at the parsonage of M. E. Church by Rev. J. Clark Smith, Pastor. Sept. 17, 1886. Carroll Burns, son of e. A. Burns, cousin of the editor of this newspaper, is spending the day here on his return from Annapolis, Mo. Were he went to attend the Naval Academy, but was rejected on physical disability. East side City Council paid bills to these people: V. A. Oats Jno. Mangan R. Cooley W. H. Arnold Thos. Orr Pat Hardin Price Kennedy Geo Hoffman Josh Long W. G. McCurry A committee report approved the building of C. C. Dorian (Wrights Saloon) Petition by L. A. Bry, J. F. Smith, B. F. James, DeMorse & Purcell asking permission to connect to the water works, granted. James G. Blaine, Jr. was married a few days ago to Miss Marie Nevins of Columbus, Ohio. Silas Pope is over from Camden Bob Pennyand f. M. Hatch are down from Hope. Glad to see Frank Wyche nearly well again. Mrs. Kate Mixon is expected from Hope tomorrow. R. L. Trigg returned from Tennessee last night. Official Vote of Miller County: Governor: L. Gregg defeated S. P. Hughes and C. E. Cunningham. Treasurer of State: Louis Altheimer defeated W. L. Woodruf. Secretary of State: H. A. Millen defeated E. B. Moore. Auditor; D. B. Russell defeated W. R. Miller and O. A. Jones. Attorney General: Dan W. Jones defeated D. D. Leach. Commissioner State Lands: P. M. Cobb defeated A. W. Stone. Supt. of Public Instruction: A. H. Boles defeated Wood E. Thompson. Associate Justice Supreme Court: B. B. Battle defeated O. D. Scott Prosecuting Attorney 9th circuit - T. E. Webber (no opponent). State Senator, 21st District: W. W. Carloss defeated A. Byrne. Representative; C. C. DePrato defeated John Winham and Frank Washington. County Judge: Ira A. Church defeated C. M. Hervey. Clerk of Circuit Court: Martin Forster defeated R. D. Speight. Coroner: George Sherer defeated Joe Norris. Sheriff: C. E. Dixon defeated Thos. Orr. County treasurer: B. R. Attaway defeated S. G. Williams. Assessor: J. G. Meagher defeated A. B. Little. Surveyor: J. T. Hogane defeated R. B. Hazel and A. B. Matson. Justice of the Peace: Garland township: W. J. Smither, J. W. Hayes, and John Flynn. Mt. Pleasant: Joseph Bedingfield and P. P. Alluns. Days Creek: B. M. Mitchell and J. B. Frost. Cleveland: W. C. McClure and T. M. Dean. Beech township: J. J. Lynn and B. B. Ramsey. Rhondo: E. R. Cullp? And Bill Doran. Homan: Robert Byrd and L. T. Thompson. Lost Prairie: R. B. Nash and N. M. H. Duke. Cutt Off: O. G. Davis and robert Wallace. Sulphur; Adolphus Bickham and J. D. Blanton. Trigg: Brooks Douglas and M. G. Glass. Constables: George Robbins of Garland Twp. W. T Thompson of Mt. Pleasant. W. L. Davis of days Creek. Joseph Hensely of Cleveland. Issaac Roberts of Beech. Wph Wade of Rondo. Stephen Bell of Rondo. Henry Davis of Lost Prairie. Watt Roland of Cut Off. Thomas Allen of Sulphur. Dick Richards of Trigg. Captain Hogane, New Surveyor, and Martin Forster, New Circuit Clerk and also Mayor of East Side, are said to be two of the first men to "break brush" in Texarkana. Forster is a native of Little Rock. Oscar High & Pink Hawkins, farmers of Little river Co., are in the ity today. Harry Sachs left this morning for Shreveport, where he will live. Adam Roth, of St. Louis, is in the city. Pete Ivey sold his home place yesterday to Mr. Ruckman and Ivey will build a new home on his lots on State Line. Found: A note for a sum of money due W. R. Williams. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Solinsky died last night at their home. We were misinformed yesterday about Alderman Schicker going to St. Louis for surgery on his foot. He only went to Hot Springs to see his parents and was called home by his wife's illness. We regret to hear of the illness of Mr. Elle. Judge Orr claims he would have been elected Sheriff, if the ballot box at Garland City had not been stolen, and he will contest the election.