The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1898 Page: 1 of 12
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Caldwell News-Chronicle.
OUR AIM IB THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO THE FARMERS AND WORKING PEOPLE OF BURLESON COUNTY.
VOL. XIX.
CALDWELL, BURLESON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1898.
NO. 14.
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. FROM OUR RURAL STAFF.
LIVINGSTON.
Livik«;*TON, Te*.. A tig. 15.
£ ülTOHti NKW*-CH *OK IC I.K:
Perhaps omc of your reader
would be (fiad to know that in thin
county are «orne of the first in-
habitant* of America the abo-
riginc , the Coscogee Indians
crush the last flower of a people
that were truly «Nature' chil-
dren.
Those Indianal have ween here
neein to possess no energy or life.
They have a sad and worn look
in their gray eyes, their shoul-
dera are stooped and there acema
to be but little strength or firm-
and would like to read about their '.ncss in their forms. They work
habita and peculial traits and ap-|but little, hunt but little and ac-
pearance, I don't profeaa to be cumulate nothing. Their hair is
an infallible indianologist, but ob- always neglected and grows
nervation and inquiry have fur- ¡ straight with the profiles o' their
niahedafew facts worthy of men-1 head . But few, if any. farm for
tjon. themselves, but when they work
There are more than one hun- it is for the white man, for wages,
dred Indians in this county, near- ¡ The squaws make many different
lv all belonging to the above men-; kinds of baskets, that are sold
tinned tribe. Oí course, there ! usually for the amount they will
are some mavericks and those hold of corn, flour and such like,
that don't give allegiance U> any I do not know whether the chil-
sachcm, or tax collector. I dren are educated or not, though
EXCURSION RATES OH SHIRTS.
ONE AND ONE-THIRD FARE FOR ROUND TRIP.
That is, we give you two shirts for the price of one
and one-third regular. This applies to our soft bosom
Negligee Shirts, the only thing for this hot weather.
7vie values, 50c.
51,00 and S1.25 values, 75c.
Sl.i>0 values, $1.00.
J. F. COBB.
YELLOW PMAWII
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Editokh Xkws-C'hkomcm
Rev. A. L. Boyd, of Ledbettcr,
tilled his regular api«>intment
These Indians arc what we'd I ve seen some of the Indian boys (here Sunday at 11 c lock and
tall civilized, having reluctantly in town that appeared to be intel-
adopted the manners, customs, ligent and of good manners. I
whisky and troubles of the supe- j know one thing: in the recent
rior Anglo-American. They live primary election it was tested
in village* mostly, composed of and decided that they could not
little huts and wigwams,and, like j vote. Within the last year some
the aristocratic «pale face, are of the Indians have left thiscoun-
votaries of the pernicious habit | ty and gone to Indian Territory.
of wearing clothes. ; Here I suppose, as it is in Amcr-
Everyone knows that when the! ica as a whole, they are slowly
white man landed on this new J disappearing, and within a few
years they will have faded and
will be a people no more.
Ichahod.
A most woeful visage was pre-
sented for a couple of days.
Her friends know her now when
they see her.
We are glad to hear from leba
bod and wish him success in hi
new home, but hate to lose so
good a citizen. Ichabod, if yon
Henry Kchols drove too far intend to stay away from us, let
into the Watson tank and his us hear from you in the column
wagon box floated, the running of the Nkws-Chronici.k.
gear uncoupled and before all was
Hansom (¿roce and part of his
friends and
continent the Indian was a happy
creature. He hid his nakedness
with the skins of animals, crushed
his corn between two stones, got
his living from the forests and
streams, wooed his dusky maiden
beneath the pale smile of the
moon and worshiped the Great
Spirit in God's true temple Na-
ture's tabernacle. But a mighty
change has come. Kven the few
that are here show by the slow-
dving spirit in their eves that the
sundown of thcirexistence is soon
to come. There is no i<:•"r the
erei tness of form, that vigor <>!
step, that look of iron, that spirit
of nature that characterised these
* hiidren of the forest before the
white man came t<> rob them <<l
happiness and life,
longer bound with
out Sunday accompany
little ones. Fuller and Kverett,
who remained with cousins. Tom
and Bob Thompson, for the week.
Messrs. Philp, John-ton. Hens-
ley and John Philp, b; Caldwell,
went on a fishing trip test week.
They report a good time and
plenty of tish to eat.
¡ Mrs. Moscow Love who has
, been quite ill, we are glad to re-
¡ port better.
j (Juite a number of young peo-
j pie attended the singing conven-
sick- tion at the marsh la-1 Sunday.
Bud Clinton \\ent over to M urr-
M.illie Bowles is sick this week. J ford last week t<> s\ i his brother
Mr. Lambkin and familv. of | Len.
• I
Bryan, are visiting relatives!
here.
night.
Mrs. Barton, of Caldwell,
visiting Mrs. Henry («hoik.
Colv Carroll, of Caldwell, came ¡. , .. . , . . ... , . i -- XT. , . . , ., ,
. j top of his head. A little advice: V. Nix s whole family and a
}- ls If you don't know how to swim, | child of J. N. Nix have recently
stay near the bank when in, had chills and fever.
righted again the only spot left family are visiting
dry on friend Kchols was the relatives here.
Watson's tank.
J. C. W.
(00kJS POINT.
Omiki h POINT. TM# Is
Kimtokk N ku s-Cimoxit i.>.:
There is a great deal of
ness here.
HOOKlRVil 11 Iff MS.
04k HILL.
i'ak Him.. Texas. August 15.
1 Khitoks Xkw's-1'hhomci.k:
Sickness is subsiding.
Cotton is ready to pick.
We had a good rain today.
Dr. Sam Wilson is visiting here.
Miss May Rockette is sick this
week.
AIcn Duckworth went to Tunis
Saturday.
Miss Bertha Mullinax is visit-
ing friendsand relatives in Cookcs
Point.
Mr. and Mr«
Joe Scott, of Hooki t viu.K, T'
Jim Nix and a few others from
| here have gone to eastern Texas
to look over the country with a
| view to emigrating some time in
the future. Old Burleson is a
good county to live in. and we
say that they will not find much
better land. They may find
sweet-gums, pines and water,
but they can't find much better
land anywhere.
Brown Bonks.
PROVIDENCE.
Pkovu'KNCK, Texas. August IS.
Borrows XKWS-CHHONie1.15:
We have had several nice
showers here, but not enough
vet for a season. Great benefit.
your city, spent-last week here.
Miss Sallie Jones has been
quite sick, but is better now.
John Taylor, Jr., of Somerville,
is here <>n a visit t. his parents.
Miss Ida (rhcik has been visit-
They no ing here for several days.
agile 11in 1 Mrs. Angie Jackson, of Hi\,
across the prairies and through spent the past week with the
the forest in pursuit of the pant- families of J. C. and W. S. Jones.
iugdecr; they no longer gather
at harvest time around the camp
fire to smoke the pipe of peace
and startle the stillness <>f night
with their wierd dance; they no
longer draw the bow and send
the unerring arrow through tin-
quivering buck: they no longer
haunt the river heads and the
bubbling springs; with a war-
rior's pride thev no longer woo
the woodland maid and beneath
S. M. Tavlor is recovering
from a spel 1 of fever.
I). M. McLeod, of Yellow Prai-
rie, was in this city Wednesday.
Messrs. Runkle and Lambkin
and families visited friends in
Fraimville one day last week.
Chinkic Jones is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. Young, wife and little son,
of Tunis, spent Sunday here.
Miss Julia Ballew was on our
Alijan-' 1
Kmtors Xkws-Chhi ntcut:
Although Sunday was very
warm many pcopleattendcd Black
Jack church. The protracted
meeting services have been car-
ried on by Pastor Watt , assisted
by Rev. Fulgcan. A good deal
of interest is manif* sted.
James Gilley is making quite
an addition to his ri .idence. The
car j.enter work is being done by
James Williams and W. W. Ar-
nold.
The little birds are talking
about a wedding pretty soon, but
they say I must not say much
about it.
M:ss Lula ANarlick has re- however, has been derived from
turned from visiting relatives in what rain has fallen.
Caldwell. We still have some sickness in
Miss J i minie (>roce and Miss the community,
I)o\ie Ni\ visited Miss May Kmmet Calvin's oldest boy is
Rockette last Sunday. quite ill.
Our hustling candidate for \\\ J. Jones is again recov
sheriff, 1'.. P. Arnold, passed ering.
through here last Saturday, on j Mrs. Polly Grant is very sick,
business. W. A. Duckworth, we under-
There are sixteen candidates ¡ stand, ginned a bale of cotton last
in beat No. 2 for various offices, week for Messrs. Haisler and
There is no doubt a good many Moijl.
of them will be «beat. J. M. Thomas has a hole in the
Buck Flanagan, ot Hempstead, ground SO feet deep, but no
Diana's approving gaze win her streets Wednesday.
asa bride. As a people, as a na- Mrs. J. K. Collins and son Clif-
tion, as a race, they have climbed ton spent last Monday with W.
(lie last mountain far toward the K. May's family of the Post
western verge of the continent, Oaks.
and with death-paling eyes look Wescom Murray, was here
back with hatred and regret over Wednesday afternoon.
a despoiled hunting ground and Kd Reeves, Sr., visited
dear, though desecrated, haunts.
Through the tears of a broken
heart and a blighted life they look
to their sun, that is dim and part-
ly hidden on the horizon, soon to
*i't, and darkness will cover a
race gone forever. Like the an-
ient myth , they arc to be for-
gotten, and the wheel of the
■■igbty car of progress will toon
here
Su nday.
Miss Bookie Alexander, who
has been visiting here, returned
to her home in Mum ford, Mon-
day.
Nora Pollock is visiting here
this week.
Four of llcnry Worthington'
children arc reported ick.
Long Bannky,
who has been guarding convicts
near that place and w ho has been
visiting his lather here, is dan-
K. G. Kchols has returned from gerouslv ill.
his Bell countv trip and reports Cotton is doing well and prom-
bountiful crops in that section. ises a good yield if there be no September.
Cotton moths have begun to weevil or caterpillars. Corn, be- Ben Pa\is is gi inding nvdasses
raid several fields in this vicin-' yond doubt, w ill show the largest
¡tv. yield for several vears. Thesor-
It would surprise the incredu- ghum crop is being made into mo-
water yet.
Hugo Oldham reports cotton
worms in the bottom, but say
they are doing no great damage.
There will be but little cotton
picked in our community before
lous to see how severe a bom-
bardment a pen lull of hogs can
sustain, when the projectiles
used are watermelons.
T. G. II¡Iliard and Prof. Whip-
ple attended the ringing conven-
tion at Cameron Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Our sick list i" gradually de-
creasing. W. W. Arnold, Mrs.
Thornton, Miss Ida Gilley and
Mrs. Burns are all that arc left
this week, I believe.
Our young friend, Mias Carrie
Perry, received a pointer from
the little «bu y bee last Friday.
lasses, something unusual here.
Our school community met a
few days ago and elected trustees
for the ensuing year as follows:
J. R. Groce, J. Ñ. Nix and W.
day and night.
Nearly every farmer in this
vicinity will furnish himself this
year, as far as molasses, corn,
sweet potatoes, peas, beans and
fruit w ill go, and a large number
are going to furnish their own
bacon.
Well, the time has come for the
farmertoprcpare for theshipping
Bowers. They have employed . of his vegetables. An association
Miss Mav Rockette to teach "the 1 h;i* Veen *«tfffe«ted by some one
, .. ' as the most feasible plan. We
w UM m* can all unite on some plan, and
A good many h ive planted lall|W0 «should do so at once, so as t®
in time for the ne*t
potatoei
gardens. With molasses and both , get ready i
Irish and sweet potatoes, the far- crops. Let the cotton-raising g«t
mer can sit up by the huge log |to Hades, and the accursed mort-
.. .. . 4 i gage system with it. Thev are
hrc this winter an.1 smile to hun- Mfn in iniqllity,
erty and bankruptcy are the aK-
sclf. What a good living a farmer
can have if he will try—and quit
3-cent cotton.
most invariable result.
A Fakmkk.
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Rust & Joiner. The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1898, newspaper, August 19, 1898; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169203/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.