The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
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Yesterday the election Tor county
officers aud locating tho counly-sont ot
llardomau county, came oil Great
interest wa tlkon in this election by
our people, The candidates aud their
friend, were busy all day sunday tr d.
ing and ro-trading, 10 as Ia be- success
tel. Not until late Monday evening did
they leave town, Two grand balls were
given at Margaret aud ChillicOthe, twu
Oi the three rival place. for the county
seat. quite nuInher of our people
went out To Margaret, their favorite,
aud engaged In the dance, and worked
with the poor voter Tor their hvorllo
candidate aud place. A great many
of our town people that favored Chilli
Gothic started there, but when they
reached Peast river found II bank iull
and still rising, But there was dance
and they are still dancing, for about
thirty o, our cillZens went odt this
evening To let friend Jones know that
| chillicOthe was remembered by them,
and To dance there tonight. The returns
are not all In yet, Three of the four
boxes have been heard from. The fol-
lowing officers are elected without OPP
position: w. u. Stickey, county judge;
ney; W. n. Dunn, treasurer,
As far ps heard from W. X: Bell
il In the lead for sheriff; John Wosly,
Tor clerk; w, j, WostmOrelund, for SUR
veyor; John Steagald, for assessor, and
James DurVin, for inspector. Margaret
is Ia the lead for county seat. IL Is re-
ported THAT plenty of bug juice WAS
ON hand To ''inthusH" the voters.
Prof. Wilkinson began the free school
To day. We hope he may have sue
cessiul school, for good schools make II
good town or country.
Mrs. j. y. Henderson, wife of Mr.. j,
Y. Henderson, died at the residence of
DR.. Johnston at o'clock on the morn
ing Of the lith. She, in company with
her SON, was going from her home IN
CLAY county 10 her sons sheep rancho
in Hardeman county, and was taken
sick on the road, aud stopped ut DIR.
Johnstou's for treatment.
Bill MCl.ain, James johnson and w.
A, Allison broke Jail here Friday night
between S and O'Clock. Friends on The
outside assisted them. McLain ana
Allison ara charged with theft of horses
in the nation and Johnson stole wagon
and two horses IN Vernon several
months ago. Sheriff Douglas was nj
Austin and Il. b. Kinsey, deputy sheriff.
was guarding the Jail at night. At the
time OF the escape he was calling on "a
sick friend. When he went back To
the jail he called To the prisoners
but they did not answer him; he
thought they were playing of on him,
and sure enough they were, as he dis
covered next morning that he had
guarded an empty Jail all night. lie
and Deputy John Davidson were soon
on the hunt OF them, but have not yet
returned. They learned that Me-
Lain had got n horse and was riding,
News reached town to-day that
one OF the men working ut tho
copper mines in Hardeman county
accidentlv shot himself yesterday even
ing. The ball entered the lett breast
and lodged in the left shoulder. DR..
Dickey went out this evening to attend
the wounded man.
MIR. Robert Farmer, Mrs. II. A. Nor
gan and Mrs. G. NJ. Byars are confined
to their beds with fever.
The first Ice OF the season formed here
last night.
From parties in from Curtis rancho,
we learn that night before last snow fell
to the depth of eight inches.
Mrs. Margaret Wages is building an
addition To her dwelling house.
County Surveyor II. Nj. Kenney's
family has come out from Kentucky.
X. NJ. feels at home now. lie has
moved INTO his new house-the best
dwelling in town.
Mr.. Fred S. Elwell, representing the
the Fort Worth printing house, is in
town. His mission il to supply Harde-
man county with record books.