Clippings from "The Southern Mercury" newspaper (of Dallas, Tex.) about Freestone County, Texas Background: "The Southern Mercury" newspaper was a newspaper published by the Farmers Alliance. ====================================================================== Thursday, April 30, 1891, Page: 1 WACO MEETING Proceedings of the Great Alliance Conference ... Freestone: A. T. Reed Freestone: N. C. Sparks ... W. H. D. Murry, County Line, No. 550, Freestone county. ... ====================================================================== Thursday, July 2, 1891 Page: 16 COUNTY MEETINGS Freestone County - At St. Elmo, near Winkler, July 14 -------------------------- [same issue, Page: 7] To Sam H. Dixon Please tell us, if you are opposed to the sub-treasury bill, why you committed the Alliance fo Texas to it by voting for it at the Ocala convention. If you have changed your notion tell us why, when and where? E. H. WHITTEN, Freestone County ====================================================================== Thursday, July 16, 1891 Page: 7 HARRY TRACY IN FREESTONE COUNTY It was my pleasure to hear Bro. Harry Tracy on the 30th of June, at Birdston, Navarro county, discuss the sub-treasury with Prof. Murray, of Freestone county. ... ====================================================================== Thursday, August 27, 1891, Page: 1 PROCEEDINGS Of the Farmers State Alliance of Texas, Held in Dallas, Tex., August 18th, 1891 THE DELEGATES: ... T. J. Red, Freestone County ... -------------------------- [same issue, Page: 3] ... G. W. White, Freestone county ... ====================================================================== Thursday, October 1, 1891, Page: 16 APPOINTMENTS County Alliance Meetings Freestone county, Oct. 13, with Enon Alliance. ====================================================================== Thursday, December 8, 1892, Page: 4 THE NEXT LEGISLATURE SENATE ... 12. Limestone, Freestone, Robertson and Brazos -- R. E. Steele, H[ogg supporter], of Freestone county. ... ====================================================================== Thursday, March 2, 1893, Page: 12 County Alliance Meetings Freestone Co. with Smith Alliance, near Fairfield on April 13, 1893. ====================================================================== Thursday, March 19, 1896, Page: 12 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county with Mustang Alliance at New Providence church, six miles southeast of Luna, on April 9. -- John A. Wright, Pres. -------------------------- [same issue, Page: 14] We are for the Omaha platform and want everybody to know that no executive committee, state or national, can carry Freestone county populists in their vest pockets. See! - E. H. Whitten, Wortham, Tex. ====================================================================== Thursday, April 13, 1893, Page: 13 County Alliance Meetings .... Freestone Co., with Smith Alliance, near Fairfield, April 13, 1893. .... REFORM PRESS "Organized labor united is the only hope of the perpetuation of free government. What fool can hope to accomplish deliverance by working with the very enemies that seek to enslave and destroy the toiling millions of this great nation? -- Freestone Herald, (Tex.)" ====================================================================== Thursday, August 31, 1893 Page: 2 County Delegate --------------------------------- Freestone P.M. Speed Wortham ====================================================================== Thursday, February 27, 1896 Page: 12 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county, with Mustang Alliance at New Providence church, six miles southeast of Luna, on April 9 - John A. Wright, Pres. ====================================================================== Thursday, June 25, 1896 Page: 12 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county, with New Hope Alliance, 4 miles east of Mexia, July 9 - J. A. Wright, Pres., Cotton Gin, Tex. ====================================================================== Thursday, September 10, 1896, Page: 1 FARMER'S STATE ALLIANCE Full Account of the Proceedings of the Recent Meeting Miss Mary Whitten of Freestone county, reading secretary. ... Freestone - J. A. Wright ... On Resolutions: J. A. Wright ... -------------------------- [same issue, Page: 8] ... Secretary Treasurer, Miss May Whitten of Freestone county ... ====================================================================== Thursday, October 1, 1896 Page: 13 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county with Wortham Alliance Oct. 8 - John A. Wright, Pres., Mexia, Tex. ====================================================================== Thursday, December 31, 1896 issue, Page: 7 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county with Liberty Alliance Jan. 14, 1897 - W. C. Miller, secretary, Wortham, Texas. ====================================================================== Thursday, July 1, 1897, Page: 15 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county with Tehuacana Valley Alliance, three miles north of Mexia, July 2. -------------------------- [same issue, Page: 5] The Nashville Delegation ... B. F. Martin, Freestone county; ... ====================================================================== Thursday, September 30, 1897, Page: 15 County Alliance Meetings Freestone county with Mustang Alliance, six miles southwest of Luna. Daisie Wright, Sec. -------------------------- [same issue, Page: 13] Freestone county populists in precinct No. 6 are requested to meet at Cotton Gin on Saturday, October 3, at 2 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of organizing a populist club and attending to any other necessary business. D. W. Draper, Chm'n. ====================================================================== Thursday, March 17, 1898 Page: 12 Freestone Populists met at Fairfield last Saturday and had an enthusiatic time. Resolutions were adopted which shows they are true blue. A convention will be held in Fairfield, May 6th, to select a county ticket. Precinct meetings are ordered for April 30th, to take the referendum vote on matters suggested by the St. Louis meeting. Every precinct should see that a meeting is held, and report to the county meetin, May 6th. N. P. HOUX -------------------------- [same issue, same pape] Freestone county Populists are ready to move out on the enemy to industrial prosperity. ... B. F. Martin Fairfield, Texas ====================================================================== Thursday, January 23, 1902 Page: 5 FREESTONE COUNTY [title was transposed with Concho County] The Populists of Freestone County and all other reformers regardless of past affiliation are requested to meet at Fairfield, Jan. 25, to consider a union of all opposition to the two old parties as suggested by the late conference held in Kansas City and to elect delegates to the conference called for Dallas Feby. 12 next, also to attend to any other business which may be presented. "Stump Ashby," the hero of the Old Guard, will probably address the people on the occasion." - B. F. Martin, county chairman, Baty, Texas. ====================================================================== Thursday, February 9, 1905; Page: 6 The following postoffices in Texas now supplied by rural free delivery will be discontinued: ... Baty, Freestone county, mail to Mills; Beene, Freestone county, mail to Mills; ...