Jack County, TX - Newspaper - Jacksboro Gazette, Thursday, May 9, 1889 ************************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************************* The Jacksboro Gazette Thursday, May 9, 1889 Gibtown The Masonic hall and Methodist church has been repainted. Madam Rumor says that Willie McWhirter contemplates matrimony. Tim Sullivan married a few days ago. Our Sunday school was re-organized with Ed. Boydstun, superintendent and W.A. Johnson, secretary. Messrs. Snawder and Cistrunk left for Oklahoma. Parker County Bear Creek, Parker County, 20 April 1889 J.B. Carnahan had a son drowned on the 16th. He was paralyzed on one side and subject to fits, went fishing alone and it is thought had a fit sitting on the bank of the creek and, as he always did, pitched forward, into the water; he was found under his tackle. M.S. Acuff Personal [those visiting Jacksboro] Col. E. Boone of Denton Mrs. D.L. Knox visited relatives in Weatherford. Capt. J.W. Dines of Groveland. T.J. Atkinson and S.R. Bean of Henrietta D.B. Gilliland visited relatives in Gibtown. William Harrell of Amarillo, one of Jack County’s old citizens. Mrs. W.M. Robertson and children of Marshall visited J.M. Hughes John Fowler of De Gress Latimer & Son have beef. Jacksboro Meat Market H.H. McConnell is preparing a stone for the Spring Palace. Mr. And Mrs. J.C. Price and H. Oliver Stark visited Graham. Sheriff Moore left for Canadian City with J.C. Loving, George Patton and George Farmer. Mr. Kelly of Midlothian. W.J. Sherman, chief engineer of the Dallas Pacific & Southeastern Railway. Mr. And Mrs. James W. Knox and T.D. Sporer left for Fort Worth to attend the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar. M.V. Phipps is having two pices of stones prepared for the fountain at the Spring Palace. Dennis Murphy has moved his boot and shoe shop into the building next door north of the post office. W.E. Taylor returned from Tascosa where he went on legal business. J.H. Henderson, the tonsorial artist, moved his barber shop one door north of Sporer, Spiller and Eastin’s law office. R.F. Draper of Salt Creek. A.L. Eustis, of the D.P.S.E. R.R. Engineer corps is sick. Miss Loretta Aston closed her school at Beans Prairie. Wall & Dunn moved their harvesting machinery and buggies into the Horan building on the southeast conrer of the square. Married L.S. Oliver of Jacksboro and Miss Willie Dimmitt of Dallas were married at the residence of the bride’s parents last Wednesday. They left immediately for Austin where they will remain for a short time, after which they go to Benjamin, their future home. Mrs. Oliver spent last winter in Jacksboro, during which time she made many friends, and Mr. Oliver is one of the most popular cattlemen of Northwest Texas. Dr. W.J. Walker of Adieu, is an enthusiast concerning the Live Stock and Agricultural Exhibit. Dr. Walker proposes to help start a premium list by giving a premium on the finest pair of Berkshire pigs. He gave the history of a small affair in his native state, Illinois. S. Jacobs of Newport said that a large number of people wwere in favor of the Exhibit. J.B. Duffy of Post Oak left for the Pacific Sloope. Capt. P.B. Keyer of Bryson favors the exhibit. Dr. F.R. Bowles of Christian things he has the finest Norman horse in Jack County. John A. Hudson of Marmaduke, said that nearly all the people of Howard Valley were in favor of the exhibit.