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1890 NOTES FROM GARLAND. ________ Crops, Politics, Business, Religion, Etc. GARLAND, Tex., August 4. -- The teacher's
summer normal school, which has been in session here the past
month, closed its work yesterday. The session was eminently successful
in every particular, and its results will be shown in a better
system of our public schools. The teachers have imbibed many
new ideas with reference to teaching and will enter their work
this fall with renewed energy and a fresh zeal in the noble work
of teaching the youthful ideas how to shoot. A splendid entertainment
was given the public at the college building Wednesday night
by the teachers. Before adjournment, the normal passed strong
resolution favoring Garland as the place of meeting again next
year, and eulogizing Profs. W. S. Agnew, conductor of the normal,
and W. W. Shepherd, his worthy assistant, for the able manner
in which they have done their work, and thanking county Superintendent
Palmer and John H. Cullom, editor of the Garland News, for favors
extended. About seventy-five teachers were in attendance, and
they were all loud in their praises of the people of our town
and our magnificent new college building. - o o o- |
Real Estate Transfers. A. C. Huffman and wife to W. H. Tooley, tract on Duck creek, near Garland, $1000. - o o o - C. M. Richardson, of Garland, who was accused of purloining cotton, was exonerated by the grand jury. - o o o - The residence
of Sam Byrd, near Garland, was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
No insurance. - o o o - _______ Otherwise. Correspondence Times-Herald. - o o o - FOR COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. Prof. J. W. Bishop of Garland is announced as a candidate for county superintendent of schools. Prof. Bishop has been in this county four years, engaged all the time in educational work. Three year ago, he taught a school in the Shiloh neighborhood, and the last two years, he was principal of a flourishing school at Farmers' Branch. Last fall, he was elected principal of Garland College, and has built up there a splendid institution which would be a credit to any city. Prof. Bishop is a young man, vigorous and fully capable--of conducting the county school interests in the most approved manner. - o o o - The post office contest at Garland is getting red hot. S. R. Cox, acting postmaster, is an applicant and Frank Crush has many supporters. Saturday, Charles Spoego[?] shied[?] his castor into the ring. He is an ex-union soldier and says he needs the position. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. J. L. Moore and wife to W. M. Crow, lot in Garland, $100. - o o o - ______ of a Cow. From the Garland News. - o o o - ______ time at Garland Yesterday. The Odd
Fellows' picnic at Garland yesterday was attended by a large
crowd, despite the threatening weather of the early morning.
A number of people would have attended from the southern part
of the county had there not been a report circulated to the effect
that the picnic had been postponed. - o o o - Tom Green, a county prisoner, made a bold dash for liberty yesterday from the court house. He was captured in the river bottom by Tobe Ethridge of Garland and returned to the court house, where he received his sentence. - o o o - GARLAND, Tex., June 13. -- John G. Williams and D. B. Lillard, two young business men of Garland, left for a visit to their old home in Tennessee. They intend making the trip of some 1800 miles on bicycles. Much interest is felt in their rather novel journey. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. T. S. Lankford and wife to J. T. Brown and Mary A. Garrett, all of Runnels county, lot in Garland, $400. - o o o - The old settler's reunion meets at Garland on the 13th and 14th instant. The Missouri Pacific railway will give a round trip rate for 65 cents. Trains will leave Dallas at 7:50 a. m. Returning, they will arrive in Dallas at 6:33 p. m. Tickets will be good until the 15th to return. - o o o - Mrs. J. D. Matthews and little daughter, Byrl, of Garland, are visiting in the city. They have recently returned from a visit to Mrs. Matthews' parents at San Diego, California. - o o o - John Cullom, the urbane editor of the Garland News, is in Dallas to-day. In conversation with a TIMES-HERALD reporter, he said: "Our town is on the upgrade fast. Mr. T. W. Jackson has just completed arrangements to have two brick buildings erected, and I expect that as soon as they are up, we will get a bank. Cotton picking is in full sway and our people are prosperous and happy." - o o o - S. S. Hopkins, who lives near Garland, had a difficulty Thursday with his landlord, John F. West, over their crops, as a result of which, Hopkins was shot in the arm. West was arrested, and in his preliminary trial, was allowed bond in the sum of $2500 by Justice Swim. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. J. S. Wallace
to R. C. Wyatt and G. E. Wallace, 1 3/4 [?] acres of land in Garland, $15.45. - o o o - From Garland News. The vote
for county commissioner of this district was as follows: Halsell
877, Freeman 563, Lewis 520. - o o o - Charles Smith, alias Ed. Cusack of Omaha, alleged to be a "short change man," who worked the game successfully on E. M. Grose and Bob Henderson of Garland, was transferred to the county authorities this morning. Joe Bradley, said to be a partner of Cusack, was fined $10 for being a "suspicious" character. - o o o - |
CITY NOTES. Garland is in the throes of a postoffice war. There are said to be eight applicants for the position and Editor John H. Cullum of the Garland News is not one of them. - o o o - Editor John H. Cullom of the Garland News is in the city. On Tuesday evening, the ladies of the Baptist church of Garland will give a festival, and the genial editor invites the belles and beaux of Dallas to visit Garland and accept the hospitality of its citizens. - o o o - Judge Tucker's Court. John and William L. Cloud, minors, by De Edward Greer, guardian, vs. Chas. Cloud; decreed that the minor plaintiffs and the defendant are each entitled to one-third of the personal property described in petition; J. M. James, Jasper Rupard and J. W. Barton appointed commissioners to make partition between the parties accordingly; to report at this term of court. - o o o - (From the Garland News.) Commander
E. M. Halsell visited Austin last [week]] in the interest of
a bill for a special road law for Dallas county. the bill comes
up this week. - o o o - The Methodists
of Garland are preparing to build a church. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Robert Murphy and others to Edward M. Chartler[?], block 3, Wyatt's addition to Garland, buildings, etc., $5000. - o o o - L. C. Simpson, city marshal of Garland, is in the city to-day. He reports that the farmers are fearful that boll worms will attack the cotton crop if the cloudy and morby weather continues. - o o o - PERSONALS. J. H. Cullum of the Garland News is in the city. Business is reviving at Garland, according to Mr. Cullum, and the merchants are in good spirits over the prospect. - o o o - W. H. Thomas
to J. A. Range, tract of land adjoining Thomas league, 12 miles
northeast of Dallas, $70. - o o o - Fifteen hundred bales of cotton and 2000 tons of cotton seed have been shipped from Garland to date. - o o o - ______ Washington. Southern Afternoon Press. - o o o - |
WORK OF A HIGHWAYMAN. _______ Cash. While
J. D. Curfman of Garland was closing his store Saturday evening,
a masked and heavily armed highwayman demanded his cash. Mr.
Curfman gave him all the cash register contained--$25. - o o o - The Garland Picnic. GARLAND, May 1. -- Referring to the
interview with Mr. O. P. Thomas, in yesterday's TIMES HERALD, concerning the picnic to be
given here next Saturday, upon the occasion of Mr. Culberson's
opening speech, we desire to make a correction. Mr. Thomas is
quoted as saying that "there will be a thin attendance and
meagre refreshments, unless those who attend, bring their dinners
with them." We, the undersigned citizens of Garland, desire
to enter our most emphatic denial of the allegation, and to assure
the people of Dallas and elsewhere, that there will be an abundance
of dinner on the grounds for everybody who may come. Several
hogs and beeves will be barbecued, and the people will supplement
this with well-filled baskets. Nothing will be left undone to
make the affair a grand success. The objection to the picnic
did not come from the people at large, but from the Cochran men. SIM BETHEL, B. W. PICKETT, M. D. WILLIAMS, F. P. YARBROUGH, THOMAS WARE, J. V. RYON, M. D., W. T. BEAVER, T. G. CHERRY, JOHN H. CULLOM, R. E. SUMMERS, M. D., W. A. HATFORD, C. L. BREWTON, JOHN C. GREEN. - o o o - Real Estate Transfers. J. W. Barton to M. H. Williams, 88 acres on Duck creek in the J. C. Hall survey, $500. - o o o - Real Estate Transfers. B. T. Davis, Jr., to J. W. Davis, Jr., land out of John Mills' tract, $500. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. O.
P. Thomas and wife to William Skipwith, May 2, 1891, one-third
of an acre in Tinsley's addition to Garland, $500. - o o o - Deeds. B. M. Grisham to Mark Elliston & Co., July 23, 1894, lots 1, 2 and 3, block 6 of Garland, $175. E. W. Shepard to W. P. Coomer, July 28, 1893, lots 1, 2 and 3, block 6, Tinsley's addition to Garland. - o o o - Deeds of Trust. J. C. Green and wife to J. M. Watson, August 20, 1894, lot 7, block 8, of Garland, $300. - o o o - Rev. G. O. Key, of Garland, will preach to-morrow morning and night at the Washington avenue Baptist church. - o o o - The annual meeting of the Dallas County Baptist Association will be held at Garland, Aug. 30, closing Sunday, Sept. 2. There will be delegates in attendance from all churches in the county and a number of visitors are expected. Distinguished ministers from other counties will also be present and there will be services held morning and night. - o o o - PERSONAL. Prof. E. E. Chartier, President of the Western Normal School and Business College, at Garland, is in the city. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Trust Deeds. E. M. Chartler to D. C. Huskey, Nov. 6, 1894, Western Normal School at Garland, $1281.27. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. T. E. Zant to R. C. Wyatt, September 26, 1894, lot 8, block 16, of Garland, $490. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. J.
W. Roberts to D. F. Roberts, February 7, 1891, parts of lots
1 and 2, block 2, of Garland, $50. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Trust Deeds. H. H. Turner to J. C. Green, Dec. 18, 1894, lots 6 and 7, block 15, of Garland, $400. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. Halsell,
Allen & Co. to H. N. Scott, January 4, 1893, lots 4, 5 and
6, block 18, of Garland, $800[?]. - o o o - PERSONAL. John
H. Cullum, editor and proprietor of the Garland News, goes to
Austin to-night to accept a position in the office of the Secretary
of State under the new administration. He will continue to edit
the News from Austin. - o o o - |
Added March 17, 2004: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. J. M. James
and wife to W. A. Tinsley, March 20, 1888, part of lots 11, 12
and 13, block 12, of Garland, $50[?]. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. W. K. Daugherty et al. to W. P. Peavy, January 1, 1895, 31 acres, 10 miles northeast of Dallas, $1250. G. E. Wallace to K. H. Embree, Dec. 28, 1894, lots 3, 4 and 5, block 10, of Garland. E. H. Meckert et al to W. K. Daugherty, January 1, 1895, part of W. W. Keen survey. - o o o - FARMER ROBBED. ______ Money "Walks in His Sleep." J. D. Watson, a farmer living near Garland, went before Justice Lauderdale this morning and made affidavit against Ollie Baker, a white boy, and Andrew Clark, a colored barber, charging them with robbing him of $110 while he was in a helpless state of intoxication in a Lamar street saloon last night. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. R. C. Wyatt
to R. Murphy, December 18, 1894, lot 1, block 2, Wyatt's addition
to Garland, $85. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. R. C. Wyatt
and wife to A. J. Beaver, December 24, 1894, lots 4 and 5, block
2, Wyatt's addition to Garland, $650. Robert
Murphy to G. L. Depuy, January 4, 1895, block 7, of Garland. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Releases. M. B. Rogers to Ira Fletcher, January 12, 1895, lot 2, block 13, of Garland. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Trust Deeds. M. M. Clark to J. D. Curfman, January 5, 1895, part of Joel Crumpacker survey, $1000. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. Mrs.
M. V. Parker to Halsell & Allen, January 2, 1895, lot 3,
block 14, of Garland, $400. J. H. Huffhines, et al. to J. A. Allen, January 14, 1895, lot of gin fixtures and house at Garland. - o o o - Deeds. J. W. and
M. L. Kirby to J. V. Ryon, November 12, 1894, part of Reason
Crist survey, $1. Fidelity
R. E. & T. Co. to A. E. Ryan, December 3, 1894, part Reason
Crist survey. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. D. F. Roberts and wife to D. B. Lillard, Feb. 4, 1895, lots 1 and 2, block 2, of Garland, $200. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. M. E. Edney and wife to R. A. Rooker, April 21, 1891, part lots 3, 4 and 5, block 19, of Garland, $5. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. L. F. Barry
to S. M. T. Flook, February 28, 1894, lot near Garland for cemetery,
$1. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. J. H. Pickett and wife to William Redman, October 17, 1894, part of Abner Keen survey, $712.50. - o o o - FARMER WATSON'S COSTLY JAG. _____ _____ His Memory of What Took Place Has So Faded that He Can Not Identify Them. Andrew
Clark, a colored barber, was tried and acquitted in the Criminal
District Court yesterday. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. W. A. Halford
et al. to J. V. Ryan, Feb. 1, 1895, lot 5, block 14, of Garland,
$250. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds. J. R. Leake
to J. S. Weaver, February 24, 1895, part of Daniel Crist survey,
$1. T. F. Cherry
to J. A. Martin, April 8, 1895, part of Daniel Crist, survey,
$ -----. J. S. Weaver
to Givens & Robertson, April 1, 1895, part of Daniel Crist
survey. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. John Russell to Nancy A. Nickens, Jan. 18, 1895, part J. W. Keen survey. - o o o - |
Added June 16, 2004: GARLAND NOTES. ______ Editor Cullom Returns Home. Garland,
Tex., Jan. 2. -- Editor John H. Cullom of the Garland News accompanied
by his family, returned home Tuesday, after a year's sojourn
in Austin, where Mr. Cullom occupied a position in the state
department. He will resume charge of his paper. - o o o - GARLAND NOTES. Garland,
Tex., Jan. 8. -- The public installation of officers and banquet
given last night by Garland Lodge No. 200, Knights of Pythias,
was quite a brilliant affair. A number of visiting knights and
ladies were present from Dallas, Rockwall and Wylie. Some 200
guests participated in the banquet, after which, a number of
toasts were offered and responded to by prominent members of
the order. The address of Judge Nash of Dallas elicited much
favorable comment. - o o o - ______ Garland Monday Night. Last Monday
evening, a party of Good Templars from Dallas lodge No. 2, J.
O. G. T., chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lambert, visited Garland
lodge. The latter organization elected the following officers:
C. T., H. N. Scott; V. T., Carrie Smith; P. C. T., C. L. Cole;
secretary, W. C. Witwer; financial secretary, J. R. Beaver; treasurer,
Edna Mewshaw; Ch., Mary Jones; M., J. D. Brewton; G., Sallie
Harris; S., Mary Harris. - o o o - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Realty transactions filed
at the close of the office Saturday: - o o o - Realty transactions recorded to date: R. C. Wyatt
to Sim Bethel, lot in Wyatt's addition to the town of Garland,
$80. - o o o - ________ hended To-day. Deputy
Sheriff Crush, who went to Garland yesterday to look after the
whitecaps who have been making themselves troublesome to colored
cotton choppers in that locality, telephoned the sheriff's office
to-day that he and Constable Baine had arrested them before Justice
Swim, who placed one of them under a $1000 bond and the other
under $500. - o o o - _______ Identified by Their Victims. ________ Deputy
Sheriff Crush returned last night from Garland whither he went
to run down some whitecaps. He and Constable Baine arrested W.
W. Bowen, a tenant on Sam Allen's farm, and Mat. Gilbert, a farm
hand in Bowen's employ, as the men who shot at the negroes on
Charles Bechtol's farm on Thursday night. - o o o - ______ a Temple at Garland Saturday. Next Saturday,
June 26, there will be held at Garland, perhaps the largest Masonic
festival in the history of the town, the occasion being the laying
of the corner stone of a new Masonic temple. About twenty lodges
from adjoining towns have been invited to be present and participate
in the ceremonies and a large number of Masons will go up from
Dallas. - o o o - |
Added December 1, 2004: GARLAND WELCOMES FORMER RESIDENTS _______ BY HOME-COMING FEATURE FOR PAST CITIZENS _______ _______ First of Series of Dallas County Fair. Staff Correspondent of The News. GARLAND,
Texas, Aug. 21.-- Former residents of Garland came back to their
old home town in large numbers Friday, in observance of the "homecoming"
feature of the Garland Fair. From Collin, Rockwall, Tarrant
and Kaufman Counties, they came, as well as from various points
over Dallas County, to renew again the friendships of old, and
observe just how much Garland has grown and prospered since the
days when they were numbered among its residents. Welcomed by A. R. Davis. Many Former Garland Residents. Musical Contest Winners. Prize Winners. Swine Division. Cattle Division. Horses and Mules. Agricultural Division. Poultry Division. - o o o - |
GARLAND PAPER PRINTS BIG EDITION FOR CELEBRATION Garland,
Tex., Aug. 2 (Special). -- The Garland News, which ordinarily
is an eight-page weekly, came out on August 1 with a special
edition of thirty-two pages, all home print. - o o o - POPULATION OF GARLAND SHOWS GOOD INCREASE Garland, Tex., Feb. 4. (Special). -- A census conducted here recently by the Garland Chamber of Commerce showed that Garland had gained almost 30 per cent in population since the 1930 census. The survey showed 2,017, as compared with 1,584 in 1930, a gain of 433. - o o o - GAME RESERVE _______ ED IN PROTECTIVE ORGANIZATION Garland, Tex.,
Feb. 17 (Special). -- Local land owners and farmers have organized
a Garland Game Management Demonstration Preserve, with J. D.
Nash as president; George Chiesa, vice president; A. V. Morrison,
Sr., secretary, and Prior Pickett, treasurer. Directors are P.
H. Pelton, J. M. Stalcup, J. A. Pickett and Joy Richards. Sec. II, p. 13, col. 5. - o o o - |