Freestone County, Texas History Flake's Bulletin January 30, 1869 Page: 8 Districting of Texas ... 8. To the Post, of Waco, embracing the counties of Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Coryell, McLennan, Freestone, Falls, Bell, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Limestone, companies D and G, Seventeenth Infantry and company E, Sixth Cavalry. Headquarters at Waco, McLennan county. ... ============================================ Houston Union June 9, 1869 Page: 4 Republican State Convention. Official Proceedings. Houston, Texas, June 7th, 1869 ... 18th, Robertson, Leon and Freestone - P. W. Hall, Jack Rodgers, Saml. W. Morehead. Alternates, T. Angling, Benj. Winn, Ed Butler, Benj. Thornton, Peter Miller. ... ============================================ Flake's Bulletin June 12, 1869 Page: 2 Constitution of the State of Texas Adopted by the Constitution Convention convened under the Reconstruction Acts of Congress passed March 2, 1867, and the Acts supplemtary thereto; to be submitted for ratification or rejection at an election to take place on the first Monday of July, 1869. ... [Senatorial and Representative Districts] ... 18th District - Robertson, Leon and Freestone. ... ============================================ Flake's Bulletin June 19, 1869 Page: 5 Headqur's Fifth Military District } State of Texas } Austin, Texas, June 12, 1869 } General Orders, No. 139 The following appointments to civil office are hereby made: Freestone county - Fred. W. Reinhard, county judge, vice N. L. Wormack, disqualified. Charles William Stocker, clerk of the county court, vice A. G. Anderson, disqualified. Hugh George and Henry Stagner, county commissioners, vice W. McDaniels and E. A. McCracken, disqualified. Charles William Stocker, justice of the peace, precinct No. 1, vice W. F. Watson, resigned. Freestone county - Sergeant Frederick L. Clarke, Company L, Fourth Cavalry, sheriff, to fill a vacancy. III. First Lieutenant Phineas Stevens, Thirty-fifth Infantry, Brevet Captain, U.S.A., having elected under the provisions of paragraph 1, section 3, General Orders No. 17, current series, Headquarters of the Army, to "await orders", is hereby relieved from duty with his regiment. He will report in person at the Headquarters for orders. IV. Brevet Captain Phineas Stevens, First Lieutenant, U.S.A. is hereby assigned to duty as Agent for the State of Texas, and is authorized to contract in behalf of the State with Texas Central Railroad for convict labor out of the State Penitentiary for said road; and will continue to act as Agent for the State in carrying out the provisions of such contract, under instructions from this Headquarters. ============================================ Flake's Bulletin August 21, 1869 Page: 5 Military Appointments Freestone county - James King, county commissioner, vice John Burleson, disqualified. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News August 27, 1869 Page: 1 Texas News The Fairfield Ledger estimates the cotton of Freestone county this year, at seven or eight thousand bales. A great draw-back to the county is the poor mail facilities. The Ledger says according to contract Fairfield should have a semi-weekly mail but it comes nearer being a semi-monthly. [Page: 2 of same issue] Texas News The Fairfield Ledger, of the 20th says, that in Freestone county the reports from the crops are as cheering as could be desired. Should the worms come now, they couldn't prevent the making of a pretty good crop. The fear now is on account of hands to gather the cotton. Nothing like enough can be gotton [gotten] in the county. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News September 8, 1869 Page: 1 Texas News A correspondent of the Fairfield Ledger, writing from Cotton Gin, Aug. 25th says: Fine rains have fallen in and around this place lately, which has insured a good cotton crop. Some complaint of boll worm, but only among a few farmers. I think we may certainly count on ten thousand bales of cotton for Freestone; she has double the area of land in cotton this year that she had in last year, and the prospect is equally as fine. From an account kept by Major A., lately of this place, there was sent upwards of eight thousand bales from the crop of 1868, surely our calculations for this year's crop are not too large. Some of our farmers have already commenced pickin. There seems to be considerable uneasiness felt in regard to the scarcity of laborers for gathering the cotton. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News September 10, 1869 Page: 4 DR. J. S. WILLS' Family Eclectic Medicines Prepared at Cotton Gin, Freestone Co., Texas VEGETABLE CALOMEL PILLS This medicine is composed of the concentrated and active principles of vegetables, consequently the dose is small and of uniformity of strength. It possesses all the good properties of the mineral calomel, and none of its bad effects, and may be given safely and successfully in all cases when the mineral calomel, blue mass, or other cathartic is indicated, and is superior to anything else in removing the morbid matter from the human system and in exciting a healthy action of the liver and other secretions. One dose is generally sufficient to reduce a fever. Dose - Two pills; 1 if easy acted on; if hard or costive, 3 pills. Price per box, containing 24 pills, 50 cents, or 10 pills 25 cents. ------- CHILL KILLER PILLS A certain and effectual cure for Chills and Fever, Remittent, Intermittent, or Billious Fever, and a superior remedy in all cases where tonics and stimulants are indicated. Dose - Two pills every one, two, three, or four hours, as may be indicated. Price per box, containing 20 pills, 75 cents. ------- CHILL KILLER In Liquid Form Prepared for such persons as may prefer a liquid to pills, and for children, &c. Dose - A teaspoonful, given as directed for the pills. Price per bottle, 75 cents. ------- THE CELEBRATED EGYPTIAN REMEDY Dr. Wills is in possession of this wonderful remedy, and is preparing it in connection with his other medicines for the public. It is the most popular remedy of the world. There is not a pain or ache, nervous or inflammatory, but that this remedy will relieve in five minutes, and in all nervous pains entirely cure. Price per bottle, 50 cents, 75 cents to $1, as per size. ------- The following gentlemen have the above medicines for sale, and pamphlets giving directions how to administer them, with testimonials, recommendations, &c. Call and get one. .... COL. S. R. WORTHEM, Merchant, Woodland, Texas. ... ============================================ Flake's Bulletin September 15, 1869 Page: 7 Canvass of Governor Hamilton, Austin, Sept. 7, 1869 I will address the people of Texas at the times and places following, to-wit: September 17 - Georgetown, Williamson county. 18 - Belton, Bell county. 20 - Waco, McLennan county. 21 - Martin, Falls county. 22 - Calvert, Robertson county. 23 - Centerville, Leon county. 24 - Crocket, Houston county. 25 - Palestine, Anderson county. 27 - Fairfield, Freestone county. 28 - Corsicana, Navarro county. 29 - Athens, Henderson county. ... ============================================ Dallas Weekly Herald September 18, 1869 Page: 2 It seems to be the impression among some of the P.M's - Waco for instance - that Dallas is a distributing Postoffice. Frequently, we are assured by our P.M. that large packages of letters are directed to this office, which, upon being opened prove to be fore nearly every Postoffice North, East and West of us, - and some times letters are found among them intended for Limestone, Freestone, Navarro, and other counties, even further South. We are also informed that the P.M. at Bryan was frequently guilty of some violation of duty. We hope the papers at Waco will call the attention of the P.M. at that place to these facts. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News October 4, 1869 Page: 1 Texas Items At the late term of the District court, in Freestone county, in the case of The State vs. Rutherford, for the killing of Waters, verdict of "not guilty". A mistrial in the case of State vs. Milner, who killed Davis. Rebecca A. Grayson vs. J. C. Grayson for divorce - granted. The Fairfield Ledgers hears of serious damage to the cotton crop, by the long and severe drouth [drought]. It says: One third of the expected yield has been lost by it. Freestone will make as much as the present number of hands can gather anyway. ============================================ Dallas Weekly Herald October 9, 1869 Page: 2 The Waco Register says a college is to be built at Tehuacana Hills. Where are those "Hills" Mr. Register?- [Houston Times Near Cotton Gin, in Freestone County - [Countryman Gentlemen, Tehuacana Hills is in Limestone County. [Corsicana Observer ============================================ San Antonio Express October 21, 1869 Page: 2 The Fairfield Ledger, a Hamilton Democratic paper published in Freestone county, thus speaks of the situation: A more hopeless state of political chaos, could not well exist under the sun, than that which reigns supreme among the opponents of radicalism. There is not a well defined plan for the defeat of that party, nor a recognized line of united action, laid down for the government of the masses of the opposition, within the State. It certainly looks that way, and what different could have been expected of a political movement which was predicated on the disorganization and disintegration of all political parties in the State. The postponement of the election from July to November killed the Hamilton movement. ============================================ Flake's Bulletin November 6, 1869 Page: 6 Appointments of Boards of Registrars are being made for the various counties in the State. We notice appointments for the following counties: ... Freestone County - Captain George Ballantine, U.S.A., H.T. George, Geo. Jackson. ... ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News December 6, 1869 Page: 1 ELECTION ITEMS The total registration in Freestone county foots up 600. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News December 10, 1869 Page: 2 Freestone County Waco, Dec. 9, 1869 To the Editor of the News: The official vote of Freestone county stands: For Governor Hamilton 594; Davis 668; For Lieutenant-Governor - Flanigan 623; Baker 525; Thompson 36. For Comptroller - Bledsoe 614; Monroe 292; Diamond 260. For Treasurer Honey 609; Thomas602. For Commissioner General Land Office Spense 595; Keuchler 614. For Congress Clark 655; Eliot 524. Evans is elected Senator, certain, in this District. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News December 13, 1869 [Election Returns] Freestone ... 594 668 ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News December 22, 1869 Page: 3 Texas Items The Freestone Ledger says: Our streets are almost daily crowded with immigrants from the older States, seeking homes in his, the Empire State of the South. Freestone is receiving a liberal share, and we have room for many more, and extend a cordial welcome to all who desire good lands, a healthy country and good society, and are willing to assist in developing the vast resources of our county. We do not want politicians, office-seekers, fiddlers or dancing masters, but we want mechanics, farmers, and enterprising men, who know how, and having the will, to build up a country. ============================================ The Galveston Tri-Weekly News December 31, 1869 Page: 4 AGENTS OF THE NEWS COUNTIES POSTOFFICES AGENTS ... Freestone Fairfield A. G. Anderson ...