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| Clay County Tidbits |
| From the Henrietta Independent |
| Mar. 3, 1893 |
| County Judge F.J. Barret, in accordance with a law enacted |
| by the legislature in 1892, has appointed Dr. J.H. Ferriss |
| quarantine office of Clay County. It is the general |
| apprehension that there will be an outbreak of Asiatic |
| Cholera next summer and a great exodus of people from the |
| eastern cities of the frontier. These county quarantine |
| officers are being appointed over the state to prevent the |
| introduction of the disease into Texas. |
| Mar. 10, 1893 |
| AD: Dr. E. A. Johnston, physician and surgeon. Office and |
| consultation rooms over M. Slosberg & Co. |
| April 7, 1893 |
| From Star Ridge (located in the south most part of Clay |
| County) |
| Dr. Ricdards' new office is about complete. The city |
| painter, Mr. Pritchitt is putting the finishing touch on |
| it. |
| Also under "Myrtle News" - Dr. Richards at Star Ridge is |
| going to build a large house and office. |
| Nov. 1892 |
| AD: Dr. H.B. McKenzie - Henrietta - With an experience of |
| 18 years in the practice of medicine, offers his |
| professional services to the citizens of Henrietta and |
| surrounding county. Office in the Patton building, Omega |
| St. |
| Nov 1892 |
| AD: Dr. J.W. Smith - Henrietta - With an experience of 22 |
| years in the practice of medicine and surhery (sp), offers |
| his services to the citizens of Henrietta and surrounding |
| county. Consultation office at my drug store, south side of |
| the square. |
| Nov. 1892 |
| AD: N.B. Gearhart, MD - Henrietta - Located in the Patton |
| Building |
| Dec. 23, 1892 |
| On the last Friday evening three of Mr. Parrott's family, |
| four of D.S.L. Crutcher's, two of Dr. Smith's and a Mrs. |
| Redman, ten in all, were poisoned by eating hogs head |
| cheese obtained at a meat market. By prompt medical relief |
| being afforded no serious effects were felt. |
| Mar. 24, 1893 |
| Dr. Gearhart left Sunday for Colfax, Iowa, on a visit to |
| his parents. He will remain north long enough to see the |
| world's fair sights before returning to Henrietta. |
| Dec. 16, 1892 |
| "Slagle Tried, Found to be Insane, and Goes to Asylum" |
| C.H. Slagle, who cut Rev. E.L. Spragins' throat with a |
| razoe (sp) last Friday afternoon, was brought before Judge |
| Barret Monday and tried on a charge of lunacy. The evidence |
| showed Slagle to be subject to epileptic fits, at which |
| time he is perfectly crazy. These fits come on him quite |
| frequently. During the intervals between them he is only |
| partially in his right mind. He has been afflicted for |
| about 11 years; the disease was brought on by being |
| overheated. Slagle was once an honored citizen and justice |
| of the peace in Wood County, Texas. The verdict of the jury |
| was that he should be confined in an asylum, and he is now |
| in jail awaiting information from the asylum officials as |
| to whether he can be received. He is now in his right mind |
| and is perfectly willing to go to the asylum. |
| Rev. Spragins is speedily recovering, being able to go to |
| Dallas yesterday. |
| Jan. 20, 1893 |
| S.H. Grubb, a young man of about 30 years old, died at the |
| Bartles place on Graham street last night of consumption. |
| He was brought here by his father a short time ago for the |
| benefit of his health, but the disease had attained such an |
| advanced stage as to be incurable. At the bed side were his |
| wife and child, his father and mother and his brother-in- |
| law. Deceased was a fine looking and very intelligent young |
| man. The funeral will occur at four o'clock this evening. |
| Services will be conducted by Dr. Young. |
| From "West Texas Year Book" |
| Clay & Wise county background |
| Pg. 127 Wm. S. Ikard came to Clay Co. 1869 - 187,000 acres |
| Pg. 128 Dan Waggoner -DDD brand ranged Wise, Clay, Wichita, |
| Wilbarger, Foard and Baylor Counties. - Headquarters - Old |
| dugout on Little Wichita River |
| Pg. 45 - Ikard - 1881 drought - had to take cattle to Greer |
| County (territory between North fork of Red River and so |
| called Main fork) - Paid Quanah Parker $125 a month for |
| protection |
| From The Dallas Herald |
| Thur. Feb. 7, 1884 |
| Henrietta, Jan. 30 (Correspondence) |
| John Hefty, an old man who has been working for W.S. Ikard |
| on his ranch, died yesterday morning of pneumonia at Mr. |
| Ikard's residence and was buried here this evening. |
| Thur. Feb. 7, 1884 |
| Henrietta, Jan. 30 (Correspondence) |
| John Harter, one of the oldest citizens of this place, died |
| last night at 8 o'clock of consumption. His funeral was |
| preached this evening at the Methodist Church by Rev. R.H. |
| Sheinrin. A very large number attended the funeral. |
| Thur. Feb. 7, 1884 |
| Henrietta, Jan. 30 (Correspondence) |
| A young man named Jasper Fix, living on a ranch about 12 |
| miles from here, accidentally let a shot gun go off which |
| almost severed his left arm at the elbow. Doctors Beall and |
| Adams were telegraphed for at Fort Worth and came up today |
| for the purpose of amputating it. |
| ________________________________ |
| From: Ft. Worth Daily Demo |
| June 6, 1879 |
| From the Henrietta Journal |
| Mill has reached 2nd story - Messrs. Johnson and Carlin |
| arrived from north where they were purchasing machinery, |
| etc. - cost $9000 - is to be in Salem, Ohio & delivered |
| July 1. Mill will be completed and ready for grinding Sept. |
| 1. Intention of owners to erect stone building 100X30 for |
| grinding purposes - soon as mill is finished. |
| June 18, 1879 |
| From the Henrietta Journal |
| A great many papers are publishing an article taken from |
| the Galveston News to the effect that resistance is being |
| made to the assessing of property taxes by the Clay Co. |
| authorities. This is an error. Wheeler Co. is now organized |
| and will do their own assessing hereafter. It is the |
| collection of taxes for the year 1878 when Wheeler belonged |
| to Clay where the trouble lay. |
| July 5, 1879 |
| From the Henrietta Journal |
| Mr. Rogers reports - Collecting taxes for unorganized |
| county up hill business - found levying on and selling |
| property for taxes would not pay. Sales could not be |
| affected. People wouldn't bid against neighbors. Mr. Rogers |
| passed a lodge of 35 teepes on the north fork of Pease |
| River on his way from Sweetwater to Henrietta. Also met |
| with small squads of different tribes around and in |
| Elliott. |
| _________________________________ |
| From 1904 Texas Almanac |
| Clay Co. population in 1900 - 9,231 |
| Population of Henrietta in 1900 - 1,614 - Negro - 44 |
| Property assessment - 1903 $4,761,110 |
| Scholastic population - 2,500 - Schools 46 |
| Two railways - Ft. Worth & Denver - M.K.T. |
| Population of Belleview in 1900 - 500 |
| From Ft. Worth Daily Demo. Aug 17, 1877 |
| Party from Michigan expect to buy much land in Clay County. |
| Laurence & Frost, Agents. |
| From Henrietta Independent - Feb. 23, 1894 |
| J.Q. Morrison of Wichita Falls was appointed traveling |
| passenger & ticket agent for the Ft. Worth & Denver |
| railroad with headquarters in Atlanta, GA. |
| Drs. Ferris & Johnston were given the county practice. |
| From Dallas Weekly Herald - Mar. 9, 1882 |
| Henrietta - Mar. 4 - City officials elected Tuesday |
| E.T. Barber - Mayor |
| W.G. Rogers - Marshall |
| Aldermen - Logan, Andrain, Mooney, Dyer |
| From Dallas Herald - April 3, 1884 |
| Henrietta - April 1 (Special) |
| The city election passed off quietly with the following |
| results: |
| Mayor - W.A. Squires |
| City Secretary - John F. Conn |
| Treasurer - Lem Barber |
| Marshall - John McClure |
| City Attorney - D.T. Bomar |
| City Engineer - C.P. Scrivener |
| From Dallas Weekly Herald - Nov. 16, 1882 |
| Henrietta - Nov. 9 - The following are elected: |
| District Judge - B.F. Williams |
| District Attorney - John Brice |
| County Judge - John L. Cox |
| County Attorney - J.R. McMullen |
| County & Dist. Clerk - C.W. Ford |
| Treasurer - A.V. Winter |
| Assessor - John Clark |
| Surveyor - C.D. Patterson |
| Sheriff - Cooper Wright |
| From The Henrietta Independent - Feb. 17, 1893 |
| An emigration meeting was held Wednesday to appoint |
| delegates to a Panhandle district convention which meets at |
| Wichita Falls the 22nd. It was rather a star chamber affair. |
| Very few were in attendance and a less number know that the |
| meeting was to be held. The following delegates were |
| appointed. From Henrietta: N.M. Peters; W.H. Chilson; C.C. |
| Thompson; J.A. Worsham; A.D. Goodenough; N. Snearly; F.B. |
| Wyatt; and H.J. Strickfaden. From Charlie: B.F. Hooker; H. |
| Bevering; and H.T. Dunn. From Belleview: J.T. Powers; A.J. |
| Farmer; and J.H. Major. From Benvanue: R.P. Grogan and J. |
| Young. From Jolly: M.J. Thompkins and J.J. Jones. From |
| Doss: J. Coger. |
More from the Henrietta Independent November 1892 We will send The Independent and the Texas Farm & Ranch one year for $1.50, the price of the Independent alone, and in addition will give you choice of two books: one on grape culture and the other on ensilage. Stolen from my field on the Graham road 20 miles south of Henrietta the last of September. one Moline tongue-less cultivator. Will give $25 for capture and conviction of the theif. W.T. Wynn, Loop, Texas We notice several new Rushford wagons on our streets. Looks as though they might have been bought from P.F. Williams & Co. Nice mince meat, cheap at J.J. Donley's. 1000 Bushels Seed wheat for sale by Dan Adams Girls - Go to the Famous milliner store for cream hats; also a nice line of sailors. M.J. Denning For paints, oil and varnishes go to the J.H. Ferris' drug store, east side of square. Blank Bros' handmade candies show up in the show case at D.T. Davis'. J.W. Borum's is headquarters for country produce. He buys and sells. Selby Custom Shoes- Every pair guaranteed. For sale by J.F. Alcorn. S.M. Brightwell will open a new grocery store one door south of the postoffice next Monday morning. Everything will be new and fresh. Full stock of staple and fancy goods. Carpenter Organ for sale, brand new. Easy terms; will take part pay in fat cattle. Apply at this office. For the finest photographs in the city call on Miss Pruitt at Britain's gallery in Swan building up stairs. William Wantland, Attorney at Law and Land Agent. Office in the Patton building on Omage St. Henrietta, Texas County Court County court convened Monday with Judge F.J. Barrett on the bench. No business was transacted as there was a failure to make up a jury. The following cases were tried during vacation. B.F. Williams vs. Ft W&D Ry, Co. Motion by defendant to reform and amend; overruled. State vs. Ed Barber; fined $25.00 State vs. Thad Turner; fined $15.00 State vs. Thos. Soloman; fined $10.00 State vs. B.F. Cook; fined $5.00 State vs. Sam Jordan; fined $5.00 State vs. Joe Anderson; fined $5.00 State vs. W.H. King; fined $100.00 W.L. Welborne Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groderies, Grain and Feed. East side Square, Henrietta. A bran new Stock. Your trade is solicited. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Coleman returned from Galveston Wednesday. R.J. Brown of Loop returned Tuesday from a visit to his father in Whitewright. Mrs. Maxey is building a large two storyhouse on the site of one burned some time ago. All the county officers' bonds have been approved, except sheriff and treasurer, which have not yet been passed upon. Miss Una Davis, who came up from Waxahachie to be present at the Coleman-Monroe nuptials, returns home today. Rev. B.H. Carroll, the ablest minister of the Baptist denomination in Texas, preaches at the Baptist church Sunday and Monday night. W.O. Key of Myrtle says that there is more wheat sown in the community this fall than ever before and it is looking exceedingly fine. Banker Jno. G James is in the city Rev. W.H. Berry's family arrived in the city Thursday. George Williams of Missouri is visiting his uncle, P.F. Williams. Rev. Boyles of Greer Co. was a guest of P.F. Williams, Tuesday. Miss Nora Coleman is visiting relatives at Henrietta this week.
Decatur News A.R. Sproulais and Mrs. Sallie McAster were married in this city, Tuesday night. Mrs. J.P. Monroe and little Vallie and Davis have gone to Waxahachie to spend a month. J.C. Ferriss of Nashville, TN, is in the city and will spend the winter with his son, Dr. J.H. Ferriss. William Lay is at home this week for a short rest. Up to date his Montague county gin had ginned 400 bales of cotton. John Davis of Grapevine, Tarrant Co, is visiting his friend E.S. Weldon, and looking at Clay County lands.
Cooke County furnishes a strange freak of humanity. J.T. Majors, of Marysville, in that county, was nominated and elected justice of the peace over his own protest, and has refused to qualify. Alas, what are we coming to. Charley Kuehn with his broken arm, is getting along well; his arm gives him no pain and seems to be healing fine. Mrs. D.M. Reddy is out visiting her relatives. For Rent - The Missouri house will be for rent on January 1st. M.W. Steele. Henrietta Lodge No.19, Knights of Pythias will give the third annual ball and banquet on Friday night Dec. 30. The usual extensive preparations are being made for the occasion. Committees: On arrangements, Jno. F. Conn, A.J. Charette, T.F. Berner, Daniel Smith. On invitations, J.W. Rankin, J.E. Williams, C.L. Stone, E.A. Johnson. The Independent acknowledges the receipt of a beautiful souvenir invitation to the festivities. At C.P. church Sunday Dec. 4: Subject for morning service "The decay of infidelity." Subject for evening service "The fruits of infidelity." For Thursday evening prayer meeting - Bible reading "Why our prayers are not answered." Public cordially invited. Come and bring your Bible. - W.H. Berry The John A. Locan, G.A.R. post will meet at 7:30 pm on the fourth Saturday of this month. All comrades are requested to be present, as there is important business to transact. - J.M. Bitterworth, Commander. Miss Pruett at the P.L. Britain gallery in the Swan Building is a superior artist and for the holiday season is making cabinet photos at $2.50 per dozen. With the promise of her best efforts, your patronage is solicited. Barn Burned- Chris Schinehenberger, who lives southeast of Blue Grove, had the misfortune to loose his barn by fire Tuesday night. There were 1000 bushels of oats and a large amount of corn and hay burned. By a daring effort, the fine stallion was taken out. There is no clue to the fire. D.S.L. Crutcher & Co. - Farms-for-Sale- Ranging in size from 30 to 640 acres in a body, and in price as cheap as the cheapest. We have improved farms from $8 to $15, owing to the locality.
The Chloride of Gold Cure - So much has been written regarding gold cure for drunkenness, that we all know the great good accomplished. My husband, who was a wreck for years, took treatment at an institution three years ago and has had no desire to taste liquor since but it cost us over $100. I had a brother-in-law, a chemist, a slave to drink, but too poor to take treatment; he analyzed the medicine my husband brought home and cured himself. Four of our acquaintances got the prescription and cured themselves. The following is the prescription. "Electrified gold, 15 grains; muriate of amonia, 7 1/2 grains; compound fluid extract of chincona, 4 grains; fluid extract of cocoa, 1 1/4 ounces; nitrate of strychnia, 1 grain; glycerine, 1 1/4 ounces; distilled water, 1 1/2 ounces". Take a teaspoonful every two hours while awake, for two or three weeks. After the second or third day there will be no more desire to drink. Medicine to effect cure will not cost more than $3.50. I think every paper should help the poor by publishing this prescription. (Mrs. Wm. Carter in Baptist Standard, Chicago, Ill.)
J.J. Donley - Carries all kinds of dried fruits and shelf goods in endless variety, grapes, peaches, apples, gooseberries, cherries, pine apples, blackberries, strawberries, flavoring extracts, etc.
State of Texas: Clay County: The Henrietta (TX) Independent Dec 2,1892 We the undersigned jury of freeholders, citizens of said clay county, Texas, duly appointed by the commissioners court of Clay County, Texas, at its August term, 1892, to view and establish a first-class road from Henrietta and Seymour road to Ft.W. & D.C. Ry Co. and having been duly sworn as the law directs, hereby give notice that we will on the 20th day of December, 1892 assemble at J.M. Hatfield's and thence proceed to survey, locate, view, mark out and establish said road, beginning at a point on the Henrietta and Seymour road known as the N.W. Corner of the Glass Survey. Thence N. on a line between Hatfield and Dickens to the south B. line of survey No. 3 of the HT & BRR Co. Thence west to the S.W. corner of same. Thence north with said line 1681 vrs. Thence west 114 vrs. to W.B. line of strip of Rosine county school land. Thence north to rail road. As we do hereby notify J.A. Carrington, Maddox Bros & Anderson and Leon & H Blum Land and Cattle Company and any and all persons owning lands through which said road may run, that we will at the same time proceed to assess the damages incidental to the opening and establishment of said road, when they may either in person or by agent or attorney, present to us a written statement of the amount of damages, if any, claimed by them. Witness our hands this 25th day of November, A.D. 1892. S.S. Jones, J.H. Jones, John W. Deets, J.R. Wadsworth, Jurors of View.
Forty head of stock cattle and some townlots in Henrietta must sell. J.M. Rushing. I.A. Templeton, Notary public - Emmett Patton - Templeton & Patton Attorneys at Law - Will do a general practice in state and federal courts. Office up stairs in the Patton building, south main Street, Henrietta, Texas. Henrietta City Mills, J.C. Yantis, Prop.Flour, Meal, Corn and Feed Always on Hand. Cash Paid for Corn and Wheat. A special invitation is given to the farmers of Clay and adjoining counties to give us a trial. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
County Court Ft. W. & D. Ry. Co. vs B.F. Williams and J.M. Martin. Preliminary injunction asked to restrain defendants from selling property under execution of this court, against plaintiff. Overruled. Also motion to strike out defendants answered to plaintiff overruled. Roach & Messer, Mfg, Co. vs S.M. Stewart. Damages against defendant for plaintiff, and judgement for $250.34, with interest. Western Sash Co. vs S.M. Stewart. Damages against defendant for plaintiff and judgement for $221.16 with interest. State vs G.C. Wright. -Guilty and fined $25.00 State vs Wm. Warren. - Not guilty.