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MR. ALONZO MORRIS
P.O. BOX 507
LINDEN. TX. 755b.!
Linden to Observe 100th Anniversary With Lively Four-Day Party
By JAMES MOYERS
LINDEN - This city's 100th an-
niversary party, after months of
preparation and planning, will
start today.
It's to be quite a party. Not a
stiff and formal tea party, but a
down-to-earth tvuir-day affair with
lots of square dancing, bronc-bust-
ing. hand shaking A lot ol people
are going to meet a lot of people
they haven't seen in a long time.
Linden and Cass County will be
exhibited with a great deal of pride
to the visiting dignitaries Linden
ites have -pared nu expense to
make the party the best Linden
has ever seen.
mey've even talked other Cass
County cities into cooperating. At-
lanta. for instance, one of Lin-
den's most bitter rivals, has gone
all-out to help their sister city
stage the shindig.
Linden has come a long way
since 1S48 but for four days Lin-
den people are going to eai and
bieathe the way their foreiathers
did in 1848.
HOMECOMING DAY
Today, the init.al day of the par-
ty . has been designated homecom-
ing day. The Rev. E. D. Potter
and the Rev W. U. Dunlap are co-
chairmen for the day. There are
to be religious services at the Lin-
den churches during the morning
services and the hometown people
and visitors are planning to turn
out following the morning services
for an old-fa ■dUrmed picnic spread
at the Linden Baptist Church.
A special service for the founders
.of the city will be held at 3 o'clock
at the same church followed by an
unveiling ceremony at the Linden
cemetery during which a monu-
ment to the memory of Edward
| Story, donor ot the first 50-aere
townsite ol the city of Linden, will
be unveiled and appropriate re-
spects paid by the people of Lin-
den.
REGISTER MONDAY
Registration and orientation will
be the order of the day Monday
with the Hotel George a- head-
quarters. O B. McGrill. M. V. Yan-
. del! and R. W Daniel are co-chair-
men for the day's activities. A
Judge Bean court will be held dur-
ing the morning at 10:30 o'clock,
and it is expected that humorous
justice will be administered to the
offenders who have been arrested
during the morning for law-break-
ing.
A highlight of the celebration will
be held Monday afternoon when
the city's mammoth parade, fea-
turing floats, ox cans, costumed
participants and horse back riders,
will be staged. The parade is to
get underway at 2:30 o'clock. The
riders are to rendezvous at the D
11. Boon barn while all others in
the parade are to gather at Fair
Park.
A Garden Club reception will be
held at the home of Mrs. M. B.
Allen at 5 o'clock, followed by the
horse show and rodeo at 8 o'clock
Monday night at the Linden foot-
ball stadium.
DAY FOR CANDIDATES
Candidates for public offices will
have a hand in Tuesday's events
Mayor R. F Salmon will issue a
formal invitation to the Celebra-
tion's visitors at 10 o'clock Tues-
day morning at the District court
room and Mayor Clyde Kant of
Shreveport will give a response
The local candidates will be intro-
duced at 3 o'clock at the football
stadium and each will give a brief
speech. Congressional candidates
will speak following the local can-
didates' talks.
The second rodeo and horse show
will be held Tuesday night at the
stadium at 8 o'clock. S 1 Cornett.
R. 1*. Salmon and R. C Wood are
chairmen for the Tuesday activi-
ties.
Wednesday's events will consist
of informal gatherings around the
courihouse lawn until the Atlanta
and Linden baseball clubs clash at
3_o'clock ii. the afternoon at Lirden
Park, giving the local roo'.ers a
chance to climax the celebration
events with a win from their Ai-
lrnta rivals.
More comedy scenes are to be
provided Wednesday night at the
mustache and beard contest at 7:30
o'clock at the rodeo arena. Follow-
ing the judging, the rodeo and
horse show will be presented.
Marshall News Messenger
Seventy-Second Year
Mat-shall, Texas, Sunday Morning, June 27, 1948
Section B
Highlights In Linden, Cass County History
Linden became the county seat
of Cass County when the previous
county area was divided and Jef-
ferson became the county seat of
the nev. county ot Marion
There were . ,17.) slaves in Ca.-s
County when Linden became the
county seat ol government, out ol a
tola! population ol 8 4il persons
The first courthouse in Linden,
a county seat o! Cass County, w-s
a two-story frame building, built in
1852. Thus J Foster. Sr.. was con-
tractor
Linden got a fust railroad con-
nection m 1904. when the old Jel-
terson & Northwestern Railroad
built a branch line into the county
seat. *
tlu first term ot district court
was tn (1 at Linden on the third
Monday m September. 1852, with
Judge Dei:-on on the bench.
L:nd' n has another centennial
observance four years from now.
1: was in ls:>2 that Linden became
count, seat, the county being divid-
ed ami Jeftersun neeoming county
seat ol Marion County.
Linden is county seat of a coun-
ty that has been known by four
different names 1' via- known «s
Paschal di.i ng the Spanish con-
tri.l ".t- a pari ol Red River Coun-
ty during the days of the Texas
Republic: then became Cass Coun-
ty. only to have the name changed
to Davis Count}. by legislative act-
ion. Dec. !7. ISitl. honoring the Con-
federate leader. Another act of the
legislature. May 16. 1871. changed
the n .me back to Cass.
The original townsite of Linden
was deeded to Cass County, for
County - at purpose-, by Mr. and
Mrs. Edward W. Story Bond, tor
t! ' tiie and. was put on file
.In i- "J> 1848
!. :' ten t(>"k the lead m this sec-
East Texas to further
hig'• : cum a'.ioii. The Linden Ma e
and Female Academy and Masonic
II. i v*;.« chartered, by legislative
action IK- . 15. !So3. Original trus-
tees i li c i u d e il William Oliver.
Thomas J. Foster icontractor on
the first courthouse at Linden'.
John Ligon. H J. Story. EbenezT
Frazi'. T. J. White, and Anderson
Ward
1' a as at Linden that the first
' go. o roads ' meeting was held in
Cass i. unity The meeting was held
i.i Ma 1912. when members of the
commissioners court acted as host;-
at a banquet, held at the county
farm.
The first newspaper in Linden
was known as The Linden Times,
edited by Judiae 11 F O'Neal, in
185S.
Linden's original courihouse lat-
er became a tiaptisi cmm.
building being sold in 1859, when i'
was decided that a large
iure was needed. Court was held
on the first floor alio .ii.n,
tour offices upstairs in the frame
structure.
County recoids of Cass County
were moved to Linden about 1854
from Jefferson, in what is now
Marion County
Fire destroyed the upper story of
the Cass Countv mm-' •«>«•> • ' 1 "
den on Aug. 19. 1934. but most
records were saveo . :n
The first mail received by the
Linden post office was by what is
described as a "conveyance.'
which covered a weekly route each
way from Moore's in Bowie Coun-
ty. via Forest Home. Havana. Lin-
den. and Gertrude to Jefferson. Eli
Lssery was the first mail contrac-
tor.
The Linden Lions Club which i-1
sponsoring the centennial observ-
ances, was organized May 2<i. 1946.
The Linden Garden Club, fed-
erated in 1935 with Mrs. Monroe
Allen as its lirst pre- cent, is one
of the city's most active organiza-
tions and is responsible for the
andscaped court hous° lawn, flow
er shows and garden pilgrimages.
The first drug store in Linden
was operated by Dr Phillips and
the first physician to practice in
Linden was Dr. Ligon.
Linden's first hotel was built by
John Ligon.
John Stewart was Linden's first
mayor, when the town was in-
corporated 90 years ago this year.
A revival, held in 1S52, gave the
impetus for organizing the first
Methodist church in Linden. The
Rev. William Hill sreved as its
first pastor, afterwards losing his
life in the Civil War.
The original courthouse at Lin-
den came to a sad end. After serv-.
3
StAT OF JUSTICE — Linden' s court-
house, seat of justice for Cass County,
stands in the exact center of the city
surrounded by the bustling business dis-
trict, The modernized building was rec-
ently pcintpd. Twice damaged by fire
and a cvclone, it was remodeled and en-
larged by the addition cf two wings. The
bunuing was erected in 1934.
of the damaged portion was start-1
cd immediately.
* * * *
It is estimated that the present j
population is approximately 1.600 j
persons. This is approximately five
:imcs the population in 1910.
Linden is said to be the only
county seat in the nation without
railroad facilities but with a fed-
era! building, the post office and
federal building having been erect-
ed in 1937-3S. It cost S67.000.
high school campus rose garden,
and numerous other such civic im-
provements.
Trustees of ihe Linden Male and
Female Academy, chartered by a
legislative act in 1S."3. were auth-
orized "to confine the operations of
the same to the promo.ion of use-
ful knowledge to the young, and
the advancement of the sciences,
and said institution shall be ae-
cessable alike to all, without re-
gard to religious opiaions."
mg as scat of justice, it was sold,
in 1S59. to become the Baptist
Church: and, during the cyclone of
May 13, 190S, was destroyed.
The first Baptist pastor in Lin-
den was the Rev. Nelson Porter-
field.
• - • *
Cass County's second courthouse,
started in 1S60. was constructed of
brick, burned in Linden.
County commissioners, at Lin-
den. dtii'ing the Civil War. assum-
ed the responsibility o: caring for
families of those who went away
to light. Destitute families were
provided wi'h funds, under orders
of the court at its February teim
in 1863.
Specifications for Ca.-- County's
first brick courthouse were re-
ceived at Linden on Sept. 27. 1859,
by the commissioners court.
First county officials who look
office at Linden: J. C. Everett,
county clerk, who also was sworn
in as deputy district clerk to draw
a jury for the first term of court:
Jeptha D. Crawford. treasurer:
Ennis Eur.v. notary public; and
Robert Ashbury and John Wilson,
common schools trustees.
The Cass County highway mark-
er. erected during the Texas Cen-
temiial in 1936. is on State Highway
No. 47. about a mile and half
northeast of Linden.
Cass County was named m honor
of Gen. Lewis Cass 11772-1868 >.
United States soldier and states-
man. advocate of the annexation
of Texas.
Jesse Cherry was appointed sur-
veyor to map the newly created
Cass County, when it was created
April 25. 1846. formed from Bowie
County.
Cass County , while created on
April 25. 1846, was not organized
until July 13. 1846.
Ward Taylor, Jr.. served as the
first postmaster, when the Linden
post office was established Mav
25. 1852.
All records of the Baptist church
a; Linden weny dest- ye:l u the
joop cyclone, Viien the church—
originally the fit si Cass County
courthouse—was blown away.
The American Legion post at
Linden was named ill honor of a
Cass County son who lost his life
in World War I. Hence the name.
Gordie Amox. No. 105. He was the
first from Cass County to die of
| wounds in France.
# • • -
i The second courthouse in Lin-
den. started in I860, soon became
a Civil War victim. Only partially
built when the war started, work
was halted as the community's aij-
le-bodied men went into the service.
It was not completed until after
the war.
How did Linden get its name?
It is recorded that Edward W.
Story, a Tennessean, who gave the
: -s. -
l
i:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE —Above are
members of the Linden Centennial Cele-
bration executive committee on whose
shoulders has rested the responsibility of
planning the entire celebration. Seated,
left to right, are D. H. Boon, superin-
tendent of the Linden schools and gen-
era! chairman of the celebration; Roy
Temple, president of the Linden Lions
Club, sponsor of the town's 100th anni-
versary; Bob Williams, Lions Club secre-
tary; standing, left to right, Burr Came,
on publicity chairman; Otis Reyn: ..s
chamber of commerce representat vc
3ob Hogue, American Legion representa-
tive, and Monk Allen, representing the
City of Linden and city commission. The
picture, needless to say, was taken before
the men of Linden staited their crop of
beards.
townsite. suggested the name of his found in the wreckage and not! of Linden An example of its civic
old home town, Linden, in Tennes- destroyed.
see.
endeavors, it assisted in organizing
The original 50 acres on which
Linden was built extended equidis-
tant in each direction from the
center of the square, the court-
house site being in the exact cen-
ter.
Lumber for ihe first courthouse
in Linueu was tiii.de by hand pow
"r and a'l the finished work also
was done by hand. It was the first
structure in Linden and was erect-
ed. on contract, by one of the
county's early settlers, Thomas J.
Foster. Sr.
Linden was the site of a CCC
camp in 1934. when the Civilian
Conservation Corps was set up to
provide jobs for young men.
Linden Masons have a charter
originally granted to Cusetta lodge.
Jan. 21. 1857. The lodge was moved
from Cusetta to Linden at the be-
ginning of this century. First meet-
ings were held on the second floor
having served as the first eourt-
of the Baptist Church, the building
house at Linden. It was destroyed
in the 1908 cyclone. The lodge chat-
ter was one of the few recoids
the city's volunteer fire department
An earlier Masonic lodge at Lin- an(j jn purchasing a fire truck.
den, known as Andrew Jackson
Lodge No. 88. was established in
Most records of the City of Li.>-
1866. Its charter was dropped .u den were destroyed m the 1908 cy-
clone. preventing a complete
tory from being written.
1S99. shortly befot
Iodic was moved
the Cusetta
' Linden.
Linden's first school was taught,
<n 1854. by Miss George Aim Har-
rison of Jefferson, in a log house
in which there were split log seats.
The first term was for six months.
* *
The Linden Chapter. Order of
Eastern Star, was organized Sept.
25. 1914, due. mainly, to efforts of
the late Mrs. Pea lie Davis.
The Cass County Sun is the old-
est business institution in Cass
County. It has a printing press
that was dropped into Red River
during the Civil War. being hidden
in this manner to keep the Yan-
kees from confiscating it. It was
established in 1876.
When the present Cass County
was known as Paschal County, he-
lui'e TfA<is hun i.er mdepeautike.
the county scat was at Dainger-
field.
* •
The original charter for the Gor-
die Amox Post No. 105, Amervan
Legion, at Linden, is dated Dec.
20. 1919. Site for the Legion's pre-
sent home was selected by a com-
inittee named on March 2, 19;;;.
The commission named to select
a county seat for Cass Count; in-
cluded William N. Bishop. John W.
Scott. Robert Arberry. William P.
Rase. William Mahonc. Col. E,
Frazier. William Perry, and Col.
Minims.
First 50-Acre Townsite at Linden
Sold for $50; Named By Tennesseean
Linden's illustrious history, cli-
maxed with a four - day celebra-
tion which will start this afternoon,
is one of the most interesting of
any c'ty history in the state.
The first 50-aere townsite of the
city was deeded by Mr. and Mrs.
Kd Story to Cass County for S50
but the individual town lots were
not ordered sold until February.
1853. when the order to sell them
came from the county commission-
ers. It was Mr. Story who first
suggested naming the town for his
old hometown in Tennessee. Lin-
den.
'Miss Secretary
Of 1948' Named
LOS ANGELES. — — June
H. Dry, petite, chestnut-haired sec-
retary in a Reading. Pa., insur-
ance agency today was named
"Miss Secretary of 1948."
She was chosen from 52 candi-
dates at the convention of the na-
tional secretaries' association.
The judges included Ken Mur-
ray. comedian, who said he picked
ber for "poise and lovely speaking
roice—very easy to have around
the house."
Movie Actress Helen Walker, an-
other judge, said Miss Dry was:
Sweet, charming, beautiful, cute,
thy and overwhelming."
Miss Dry received about $3,000
f orth of prizes, including 10 danc-
9ig lessons, clothes, handbags, ny-
ons and phonograph records.
Miss Dry is 19. five feet, two
nches tall and has green eyes, a
{3-inch waist and a radiant smile.
I J Foster. Sr., the first justice
of the peace in Linden, moved to
ihe citv in 1S52 and contracted with
and Hatley Crow was the first
sheriff of the county. The tirst ;
frame house built in the city was
Cass County to build the first court- of hand-cut. hand-dressed lumber j
house. Logs for the court house and square nails were used in the j
I construction were cut with an axe j construction. The residence in lat-
ano dragged to a home-made saw- er years was the home of Mr. and j
: dust pi' by oxen. Power to cut the , Mrs. Ben Duncan.
1 logs into slab lumber was furnish- General merchandise houses
; ed by work gangs. The building, comprised the first two business j
I when completed, was a two-story houses in Linden, and they were j
fiame structure. Court was held in owned by Bob Graham and John j
the lower story and law offices Moore. The first hotel erected wis j
: were located on the second floor, of hewn logs and erected by John ;
FIRST COURT IN 1852
Ligon. Miss George Ann Harrison ;
A man named Denson held the of Jefferson was the first teacher j
tirst court in Cass County in 1852
Wanders From
Home at 101
★
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. LP—
A 101-year-old man was report-
ed missing today.
"L'ncle Joe' Vangergrift left
his home early Monday and
hasn't been seen since, his
daughter. Mrs. Fred C. Whit-
ner. told police.
'He gets around good, and
thats just the trouble." she
said.
in the city. The term, six months
long, was held in a log building
which was 18 by 24 feet long and
equipped with split log benches.
HAD PER IN 1853
H. F. O'Neal established the first
newspaper in the city in 1858. the
Linden Times. The town was incor-
porated in 1858 with John Stewart
as mayor and John Meeks as mar-
shal.
In 1859 the old Linden courthouse
was sold for a Baptist Church and
Masonic Hall, and a contract was
let to L. W. Lisenbee and T. J.
Veal fo the erection of a brick
courthouse which would cost S9.877.
The building was begun in 1860 and
was not completed until after the
war. due to the lack of available
manpower during the fignting.
The original building sold to the
Baptists was destroyed in a cy-
clone in May, 1908. The second
building, begun in 1860 and com-
pleted after tiie war. later burned.
S140.000 STRUCTURE
NEW YORK, —MP— Eric John- . Th.e, P.™5?"1, court ho"se was
son said today he would ask the "f''1"1, 1934 a< ■ ,0,a . cost 0
State department to protest a Brit- 4,?.°°° 11 15 a modcrn' flre-Pr°°f
ish proposal .hat British theaters ' ,5.'. . . 10-„ . _ .
^ 1 Established in 18i6 by C. A.
Kessler. the Cass County Sun is
the oldest business institution in the
| co mty. It has a printing press that
About one-tenth of the nearly : was dropped into the Red River
lOC.non frozen food locker plants during the War Between the States,
in the country are operated bv co- hidden to keep the Yankees from
operative associations. ' confiscating it.
AROUSED BY
FILM PROPOSAL
bi made to show at least 45 per
cent English film.
The Linden Chamber of Com-> Cass County's first chief justice
merce was organized in 1927 and an office corresponding to the ,'tv.
is recognized throughout East Tex- sent day county judge, was \Y Li
as as one of the most active groups j Rogers: and. the first sheriff wa<
to be found in any city the size I Richard P. Crump.
No Easy Task Preparing
For Linden Celebration
POST OFFICE—Old Glory proudly flies
from the mast atop the Linden post of-
fice, centrally located in the city and one
of the town's most beautiful and modern
brick buildings.
Reppond Services
Today in Longview
Funeral services will be held at
3 o'clock this afternoon at the
Rains and Talle.v Funeral Home
in Longview for J. J. Reppond. 52.
Hallsville resident for 17 years
who died in a Longview hospital
Saturday morning following a short
illness.
The Rev. Obie Baker will con-
duct the services, and burial will
be in East Mountain Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow: Mr.
Reppond's mother. Mrs. Julia Rep-
pond of Longview; two sons. Le-
roy Reppond of Marshall and J. C.
Reppond of Hallsville; one daugh-
ter. Mrs J. B. Methven of Paris:
| one brother. Euge e Reppond of
Longview, and threi grand-
When the Young
Take Over Job
LONDON W—Workmen on a
construction job left their crane
with its 105-foot boom and went
to luncheon.
Stanley Pollard. 7. and Ger-
ald Riley. 8. climbed into the
driver's seat, and took over.
The boom now in in two
pieces and steel girders of a
partly finished building are
pretty much tangled up.
But. Stanley said. "The po-
licemen were very kind "
children.
Pallbearers will be Charles
Welch. Henry Croft. Chester Lamb.
W. D Lamb. Jack Gibbons and
Louis Simmons.
Guard Enlistments
Continue in State
\
AUSTIN The National Guard
will continue to enlist draft- age j
men but such enlistment will not
now exempt them from the draft.
State Adjutant General K.L. Berry
has announced.
Berry said National Guard serv-
ice would help qualify men for
higher ratings in the regular serv-
ice.
More than 1.500 men were en-
listed in Texas' National Guard in
the rush to gain draft exemption |
by enlisting before the bill was
signed Berry said. Only those who
enlisted before the bill was signed
1 are draft exempt.
LINDEN — A host of committees
and Linden residents have worked
long and hard the past eight or
nine months to make the Linden
Centennial Celebration a smashing
success.
It hasn't beep an easy nb Sur-
reys and phaetons resembling
those used in 1S48 aren't just found
in every nook and cranny these
days. They're found the hard way.
And to make the plans and accept
responsibility for much of the Cele-
bration's welfare is no small job in
itself.
Linden people have given gen-
erously of their time and expense.
General Chairman D. H. Boon said
Never before has so much inter
est been shown in a project," Mr
Boon sai'1 when the Lions Club an-
nounced it would sponsor tilt Cen
icimial. "We are receiving wonder
fit1 co-oii".ation from everyone."
Committee; who have worked
with Mrs Boon and the Centennial
executive committee during the
preparations were as follows:
I.tens Cluh h'ny Temple, president,
secretary: American Legion, Bob
Hoague. Bill Stone and Nay Bark-
er. City of Linden. Monk Allen
Judge R. H. Harvey. Robert
Salmon and Mrs. Charlie Elrod.
historic. L L. Harper. S. L. Hen-
Mis. Wess Morse; court house his
tory Judge S. I. Carnett, L. L.
Harper and R Y. Salmon.
Public schools. D. H. Boon. S.
L. Henderson. C. E. Farmer, post
office. S. L. Henderson. M. L,
>andell and Sloan Penny; Mason-
ic Lodge. J. D. Betts, James
Grubbs and R. B Morris: Eastern
Star. Mrs. D. H. Boon. Mrs. Olive
Morris and Mrs. Parina Cochran;
Garden Club, Mrs. C. I. Vick. Mrs
M. B. Allen and Mrs. A J Nelson
Chamber of Commerce. Otis
Reynolds, Mrs. Ruth Elrod. S. L.
Henderson: Baptist Church, The
Rev. E. L. Potter, S. E Georee,
L. L Harper, and Mrs Lou Bang-
er; Methodist Church, the Rev. J.
Harvey Carlin, S. L. Henderson
and Mrs. Wess Morse: Church of
Christ, the Rev. J, N. Reynold?
Mrs. Bass Daniel, and B. s. Cam-
eron. publicity director.
Romney Starts
On Jail Term
WASHINGTON P _ Kenneth
Romney. 61, former House ser-
geant at arms, began serving to-
day a 1 to 3-year jail sentence.
Romney was convicted in Ma,
1947, on charges of falsifying ?0v'
ernment accounts and concealing
shortages of more than SLM.OOO in
fund of the House bank.
Alexander Holtzoff. federal d-
trict judge, who committed Rom'
ne.v yesterday, said he would
ommend that he be sent to i^
federal penitentiary at Lewisburi
Pa.
GINNY MAY
DROP DIVORCE
HOLLYWOOD '.fl_Ginnv ^
singer, indicated 'today ' she "m""'
drop her divorce suit'again,, h
architect husband. Hvatt n„h
"We'll talk with our "
Mondav and 1 think there ma^T
some definite news then she .
reporters. "Hvatt is a' JV-!
man and we still love e„, h other ,
seems foolish not to give our m,
tage another chance."
Dehn could not be reached .
comment She sued him fo, divorce
June ,. claim ng he ,r"
she give up bit professional career
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Marshall News Messenger (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 72, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 27, 1948, newspaper, June 27, 1948; Marshall, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341642/m1/1/?q=%22richard+p.+crump%22: accessed June 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.