Freestone County, Texas History News of 1873 The Galveston Tri-Weekly News January 6, 1873 issue Fort Bend..Richmond......G. A. B. Fekler Freestone..Fairfield.........J. B. Rogers Freestone..Cotton Gin........J. W. Storey Galveston...Highland Station.. J. R. Hooper =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News January 22, 1873 issue Page: 4 Letter from Mexia. Mexia, January 16, 1873 Eds. News: Supposing it will be of interest to the commerical men of the state, to know the amount of cotton in each county, I will state for Limestone and Freestone counties - that there is only a few scattering bales remaining for shipment. The principal part of the cotton from these counties changed hands in our little city of Mexia, at a good average figure, say 13 1/2 to 15 cents. And as it was picked out early without much rain, it was of a better class than ever before. It was common to see from seventy-five to one hundred bales a day on our streets for sale in the months of October and November, and a good portion in December, but now there are not much more than five or eight bales. The falling off of receipts is becoming very perceptible to our merchants, as it has reduced trade very much. Nevertheless our town is growing daily, more business houses going up, and more business men coming in. As a town this place bids fair to be prosperous. B. =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News February 24, 1873 issue Page: 4 J. H. Lofland, Esq., presiding justice of the county cour of Freestone county, who became the victim some months sine of one of Judge Oliver's fits of insanity, and by that functionary dismissed, has been reinstated by a mandate of the supreme court, to which tribunal he appealed. - Central Texan =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News April 7, 1873 issue Fort Bend Richmond G. A. B. Felder Fort Bend Sugarland R. W. Secrest Freestone Fairfield W. M. Seely Freestone Cotton Gin J. W. Storey Galveston Dickinson Stat'n L. Powell =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News April 23, 1873 issue Page: 1 Austin, April 21, 1873 House of Representatives BILLS PASSED ...authorizing Freestone county court to levy a tax to build a courthouse and jail. ... =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News April 23, 1873 issue A stir is pending in the district court at Fairfield, involving the ground on which the town of Fairfield is standing and consequently there is considerable interest in regard to the ... =============================================== San Antonio Daily Express July 4, 1873 issue .... At Waco, with daily stages to all points West. At Mexia, with line of Hacks for Fairfield and Butler, on Sundays and Wednesdays. At Dallas, West, for Weatherford and ... =============================================== San Antonio Daily Express October 1, 1873 issue Page: 3 It appears from a statement taken from the "Houston Telegraph" that a great number of German immigrants are on their way to Texas. ... IMMIGRANTS TO ARRIVE - Superintendent Loeffler informs us that during the next month many German immigrants will land on Texan shores. The Strassburg, a North German Lloyd steamship sailed from Bremen 10th of September with 500 German immigrants, which she will land next week for the counties Limestone, Freestone, Travis, and the counties on the river Navidad, Southern Texas. The steamer San Jacinto was to have arrived at Galveston yesterday with twenty new-comers. The Steamship Germania sailed from Hamburg a few days since, having on board some 600 to 700 immigrants for Texas. The Cargen Erma left Bremen on the 10th of August to arrive about 10th of October, with two hundred Germans. The sailing vessel Ida is also ????? Galveston with immigrants. =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News October 8, 1873 Page: 2 THE NEXT GOVERNOR To-day the Hon. Richard Coke will address the people of Sherman on the issues of the day. ... We will have no more semi-military satraps lording it over the defenseless people of Limestone and Freestone at the instance of a judge, the creature of the state administration, prompt and eager to do the bidding of his flinty-hearted master. ... [same issue, same page] Digest of Decisions of Supreme Court at Austin, September 30, 1873 .. 1536. Sarah E. Carter vs. W. F. Hughes and wife - Freestone A devise electing to receive the bequest in the will, would be estopped from claiming partition of land devised to her stepmother; but this record does not show such to be fact. Judgement affirmed. =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News October 15, 1873 Page: 2 From Austin. Special to the News. Austin, Oct. 14 The following judgements were rendered the Supreme Court to-day: C. S. Nutshell vs. James L. Love, administrator - Freestone. Judgment affirmed. =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News October 20, 1873 issue To Fairfield [original is heavily faded] W? ??? ???? the Galveston Houston and Henderson Railroad ticket agent now sells coupons for Fairfield, Freestone county. The rate is we believe, ... =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News November 12, 1873 issue [also appears in May 12, 1873 issue] STAGES Connect at Crockett for Nacogdoches, at Palestine for Athens, at Jacksonville for Rusk, at Overton for Henderson, at Jewett for Centerville, at Oakwoods for Butler and Fairfield. Freights recieved at Houston from connecting lines, forwarded promptly. Claims for loss, damage or overcharge ... =============================================== The Galveston Tri-Weekly News December 27, 1873 issue Page: 1 GREAT BARGAINS THE UNDERSIGNED Offers for Sale on easy terms, or will Exchange for Galveston Island or City property, 30,000 ACRES OF LAND. In the counties of Houston, Trinity, Wood, Panola, Jack, Denton and Freestone. He also offers as above Seventeen Well Improved Farms in Houston County; Five Storehouses and Lots, Two Residences, One Hotel, (known as the Exchange,) and Forty-five Town Lots, in the town of Crockett. J. H. BURNETT