Freestone County, Texas History San Antonio Express January 7, 1872 issue Page: 3 Texas News FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN FREESTONE COUNTY - The following is a list of free schools in Freestone county: Mrs. A.M. Adams, Fairfield; W.H. Brooks, Fairfield; Dr. Henry Younger, Liberty; Austin Lockhart, Union Church, colored; W.L. Rigsby, Harrison Chapel; J.M. Brooks, Woodland; F.G. Butler, Tabernacle, colored; J.C. Brooks, Slone's School House; D.A. Adams, Bonner's, colored; J.P. Clark, Rock Springs; W.D. Williamson Carroll's; R.T. Rucker, Bethel, colored; Mrs. Mary L. Johnson, Wesley Chapel; Mrs. Lucretia Kent, Prairie Creek; H. C. Lewis, Brewer Prairie; H. Person, Lyon's Institute. - Waco Advance ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas February 2, 1872 issue Page: 3 Texas Items MARRIAGES Jan. 22, Mr. T. J. Campbell to Miss S. E. Hinton, all of Freestone county. Jan. 22, Washington Steward to Mrs. Mary Singleton, all of Freestone county. ========================================= San Antonio Daily Express February 4, 1872 Page: 3 District Clerks and Sheriffs of Texas County District Clerks Sheriffs Freestone A. G. Anderson J. B. Rogers ========================================= San Antonio Daily Express February 22, 1872 Page: 1 The Latest Texas News At no time since we became a resident of Fairfield have so many and valuable improvements been going on as now. - Fairfield Ledger The murderers of the colored man Henry Huckaby have been arrested and are said to have confessed their guilt. Clay Robinson, of Fairfield, is importing stock. ... The Fairfield Ledger says the cost of transportation of groceries to that place from New Orleans, is thirty per cent of the original cos. ... Opposition clubs are being formed in Freestone county. Fairfield Ledger advocates the meeting of a Democractic convention early in the spring. ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas February 23, 1872 issue Page: 4 Texas Items The Opposition Club of Freestone county met and elected the following officers for the present year, viz: L.D. Bradley, President; W.M. McDaniel, Vice President; J.W. Fishburn, Secretary; J.H. Moody, Treasurer - Fairfield Ledger, 17th. ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas March 22, 1872 issue Page: 1 SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Cases decided March 18, 1872 477 -- Rowand, assignee vs. Roller, appeal from Freestone; reversed and remanded. ========================================= Dallas Herald May 4, 1872 issue Page: 2 A Singular Phenomenon - We learn from the Fairfield Ledger that in Freestone and two or three other counties from which it has heard, the present crop of young peaches are growing together. In many instances from three to five having formed a solid claster, and we learn from Mr. James Trim, who lives seven or eight miles north of Hillsboro, that he has observed this singular phenomenon likewise in several peach orchards in the northern portion of this county. This is a case for the consideration of ye naturalist. Give us light. The Cleburne Chronicle says the peaches in Johnson county are all growing together just as they are in this county. - Hill County Expositer ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas June 19, 1872 issue Page: 4 Galveston News. Wednesday, June 19, 1872. Telegraphic. from Corsicana Special to the News Corsicana, June 17. ... Freestone county - L. D. Bradley Wm. Bone, Wm. Daniel, John Harney, R.S. Kennedy, W.B. Rose, W.R. Cockrill and J.W. Fishburn. ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas August 16, 1872 issue Page: 1 Great excitement is said to exist in the vicinity of Butler, in Freestone county, caused by a large number of mad dogs. A negro boy is reported to have did of hydophobia, and a man was bitten by the same dog while at work on the International Railroad, but had shown no symptoms of serious injury from the bite. [same issue, same page] The Groesback Herald says: "Governor Davis is trying to make Freestone county pay for the service of 34 nigger policmen during the last election. Freestone hasn't done it yet. "The Denton postoffice has been made a money order office. "El Paso stages are to run a tri-weekly line through Denton." ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas August 23, 1872 issue Page: 1 FROM CALVERT Congressional Convention Calvert, Aug. 21 .. The Committee on Credentials reported as follows: .. Freestone county - Wm. M. McDonald, Wm. E. Bonner ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas August 19, 1872 issue Page: 1 Mexia, August 16 The cottoncrop will fall short one-half on account of the boll worm and caterpillar in Limestone and Freestone counties. Weather warm. No rain nor any indiction of rain. J. R. H. ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas September 11, 1872 issue Page: 1 FAIRFIELD, Freestone county, is bidding liberally to have the Texas University located there, and we should judge that the University Company will be induced to accept the proposition, as probably better than any offered by any rival place. However, we do not know all the places competing for it. [same issue, same page] International Railroad Stations, Etc. from Our Traveling Agent, D. R ...Here we met the down train from Palestine at 1:10 p.m. Keechi is the next station, distant 66 miles from Hearne, near the town of Butler, in Freestone county; no post-office and no hotel at this place. It derives its naame from the Keechi creek, in the neighborhood, named after the Keechi tribe of Indians that infested this country not many years ago. There are about half a dozen houses in the place. Close by we passed Alligator Swamp, a place rendered notorious from the quantity of crocodiles found here. Keechi creek bottom lands are noted for their richness of soil and ash timber. Here there is an inferior station house, a half dozen houses and some good land. Here we passed the large and picturesque prairie commonly known as Uncle Tom's Prairie, being the only one on the entire route. Oakwood is the name of the next station, distant 76 miles from Hearne, and 7 miles from Butler, and takes its name from the qualit of wood grown there. This is a delightful place to live on account of the fine breeze that blows continually over Uncle Tom's Prairie. The town consists of half dozen houses and an inferior stationhouse, Mr. Calvert station agent. The land is good in this neighborhood. The location for a town is good. ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas September 25, 1872 issue Page: 1 State News ...E. A. McCracken, of Freestone, is a political weathercock, and made the same race during the last election on the Democratic ticket. He was considered a good Democrat then, but now claims to be a Republican. ========================================= The Galveston Tri-Weekly News published in Galveston, Texas November 15, 1872 issue Page: 4 Freestone county - Liberals elect the entire ticket.