Freestone County, Texas History News of 1905 Dallas Morning News – Jan. 15, 1905 – The News Magazine Supplement - Page: 32 FOR SALE – 800 acres of land in Freestone County, part in cultivation, balance in grass, plenty of everlasting water, all under fence, price $6 per acre, including 50 head of high-grade cattle, all farming implements, etc.; a bargain. TEXAS LAND AND INVESTMENT CO., Rooms 315-316, North Texas Bank Bldg., Dallas. Dallas Morning News – Jan. 25, 1905 – Page: 7 Department Notes Washington, Jan. 24 - … Fourth-class postmasters appointed: … Butler, Freestone County, William S. Franklin, vice William S. Wood, resigned; The Evening Telegram (of Fort Worth, Tex.) - Feb. 10, 1905 – Page: 10 City News A party comprising L. P. Viley, N. R. Talbot, G. S. Mason, J. T. Moreland, William Reed and John Edwards, all of Marshall, Mo., have come to this city with a view of purchasing Texas land and locating here. The party has in view a location in Freestone county, near Fairfield. Dallas Morning News – Feb. 11, 1905 – Page: 3 New Incorporations Austin, Tex., Feb. 10 – Articles of incorporation were filed as follows: Wortham Prospecting and Development Company, Wortham, Freestone County, capital $5,000. Incorporated by J. J. Stubbs, T. E. Longbotham and J. M. Bonds. Dallas Morning News – Feb. 20, 1905 – Page: 6 From a Former Resident In The Dallas Semi-Weekly News of recent date I see the announcement of the death of Dr. A. A. Johnston, one of the pioneers of Dallas. The doctor’s photograph and the brief sketch in The News have stirred the memory of my young manhood days. In 1859 my parents sent me from this county (Freestone) to Dallas to live with my brother, Capt. J. W. Lane, who was connected with the Dallas Herald, the firm being Swindells & Lane. During my four years’ stay in Dallas I stuck type in the Herald office and boarded most of the time with Dr. Johnston and his good wife – Bettie. They were exceedingly kind to me, and I certainly revere and cherish their memory. I joined the Confederate Army at Dallas in 1862 and served during the war in Capt. Coombs’ Company, Hawpe’s Regiment. By the way, should any member of Capt. Coombs’ Company or Capt.; Wallace Peak’s Company, or any member of Col. Hawpe’s Regiment see these lines, I would be glad to hear from them, but I fear I’m left alone. If I had time and space I would tell of Col. John Neely Bryant, col. N. H. Darnell, Col. J. C. McCoy, Col. T. C. Hawpe, Col. George W. Guess, Col. B. Warren Stone, Capt. Z. Ellis Coombs, Capt. W. W. Peak, Capt. Tom Flynn, Capt. Ed Browder, Judge J. J. Goode, Rev. Buck Hughes, Ash Carter, H. H. Hall, George Beard, W. L. Murphy, Billy Smith, John Bingham, Dick Pryor, Dr. Sam Pryor, Billy McDermitt, Joe Griffin, Tommie Sheppard, Mitch Gray, Nat M. Burford, Sanger and a host of others. Yes, in those days I knew everybody in Dallas, and everybody in Dallas knew me. J. K. LANE Lanely, Tex. The Fort Worth Telegram – April 2, 1905 – Page: 13 1,000 ACRES black sandy prairie land, 600 acres in cultivation, 400 acres good post oak timber; all fenced seven sets of houses and necessary out houses. The residences are situated in a 10-acre oak grove; is a house of 10 rooms. There is a village on corner of land; 8 miles of Fairfield, Freestone county. Will take as much as $7,500 in merchandise or good property. Dallas Morning News – April 29, 1905 – Page: 3 Drilling for Oil Special to the News Corsicana, Tex., April 28 – W. W. Gunter, who lives near Young, Freestone County, was here today. He says the Wortham Oil Company has erected a derrick and is placing machinery for the purpose of drilling for oil in that vicinity. Dallas Morning News – June 13, 1905 – Page: 8 East Texas Freestone County (9,872 bales in 1904) Wortham – Cotton acreage at least 30 per cent less than last year; stand is bad and the season is about five weeks backward. Continued rains have caused lots of cotton to be abandoned. Dallas Morning News – June 19, 1905 – Page: 6 Edwards Opposes Session Thinks Matter Should Be Allowed to Rest Until Next Legislature Fairfield, Tex., June 15 –Hon. R. M. Edwards, Representative from Freestone County, in speaking of the proposed called session of the Legislature to serve without pay in order to correct general election bill, says he opposes such action and will not donate his time for such purposes. … Dallas Morning News – July 2, 1905 – The News Magazine Supplement - Page: 27 WILL trade 540 acres of timber land in Keechi Valley, Freestone County, for city property or western land. Timber consists principally of oak. Could all be cultivated; 2 1/2 miles of railroad station; price $6 per acre. HILLSBORO REAL ESTATE COMPANY. Dallas Morning News – July 13, 1905 – Page: 3 Sixty Wagons of Fruit Corsicana, Tex., July 12 – Today by actual count there were sixty wagons, all from Freestone County, here loaded with various kinds of fruits. Dallas Morning News – July 29, 1905 – Page: 5 Two Very Large Apples The News has received from F. S. Karner of Mexia, Tex., two apples of extraordinary size. They were raised by L. N. Riddle near Cotton Gin, Freestone County. They are seedlings from trees 7 years old, which produced an average yield of two bushels each. He has fifteen such trees bearing. He says some of these trees made as much as four bushels each, which were sold at $1.20 per bushel. The larger apple measured fifteen inches in circumference. They are known as the Riddle’s Choice variety. The Fort Worth Telegram– Aug. 17, 1905 – Page: 2 Bond Issue Approved Special to The Telegram AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 – Assistant Attorney general I. Lovenberg, Jr. approved yesterday the following bond issues: … Freestone county bridge repair bonds of $1,500. These bear 5 per cent interest and mature in fifteen years. Dallas Morning News – Oct. 19, 1905 – Page: 11 Palestine, Tex., Oct. 18 – P. D. C. Ball of St. Louis, the largest individual land owner in East Texas, and Frederick Taylor, who was chief of agriculture at the St. Louis and Pan-American Expositions, are here with C. Roe Hall, looking over Mr. Ball’s [not sure if Ball or Hall is right] holdings in this and Freestone Counties. Dallas Morning News – Sept. 29, 1905 – Page: 3 Texas Postal Matters The postoffices at … Bonner, Freestone County; … have been ordered discontinued after Oct. 14. Dallas Morning News – Dec. 3, 1905 – The News Magazine Supplement; Page: 8 Charters Filed The Valley Route Townsite Company of Brewer, Freestone County, capital stock $100,000. Purpose, to do a general building and loan and read estate business. Incorporators, S. W. Johnson, J. L. Halbert and W. M. Peck of Corsicana, Wm. Malone of Cleburne and W. E. Richards of Fairfield.