The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-24
WORD FROM WlLBARGER.
ACouNTY SEAT ELECTION HELD
Vernon, Margaret end Chilicothe, ths Can
didates, give Grand Campaign
Dances--Niargaret the PrOha-
bic ChOiCe-Miner Shot.

VERNON, Nov, neutrality-suspicious..
" Yesterday the election for county
officers and locating the county-seat OF
Hardeman county, came oil. Great
interest was taken in this election by
our people. The candidates and their
friends were busy all day Sunday tr d.
ing and re-trading, so as to be success
iul, Not until late Monday evening did
they leave town, Two grand balls We're
given at Margaret and ChilliCOthe, two
OF the three rival places for the county
seat Quite number of our people
weu' ont TO Margaret, their favolite,
and engaged in the dance, and worked
with the poor voter for their faVorite
candidate and place. A great many
OF our town people that favored Chilli
Gothic started there, but when they
reached Peasc river found it bank full
aud still rising. But there was a dance
and they are still dancing, for about
thirty o our ciuzens Went out this
evening To let friend Jones know that
'hillicOtne was remembered by them
and TO dance there tonight. The returns
ire not all in vet. Three of the four
boxes have been beard from. The fol-
lowing officers are elected without op
position: w. b. Stickey, county Judge;
A. H. George, county aitor
aieyi W. T. Dunn, treasurer.
As far rs heard from W. X. Bell
| is in Tie lead for sheriff; John Weslv,
tar clerk; w j. Westmoreland, for sur
yeyor; John Steagald, for assessor, and
James Dulvin, for Inspector. Margaret
| is IN the lead for county seat. Ii is re-
ported that plenty Of "bug Juice" was
IN hand to "mthuser the voters.
Prof. Wilkinson began the free school
20 day. We hope he may have a sue
ressfll school, for good schools make a
| good town or country.
Mrs. j. \ Henderson, wife of Mr.. J.
\. Henderson, died at the residence of
Or. Johnston at o'clock on the morn
| ing o! the l4th. She, in company with
| her son, was going from her home in
| cay county TO her sons sheep rancho
in Hardeman county, and was taken
sick on the road, and stopped at DR..
Johnston = for treatment.
BIZ MclIain, James johnson and w.
A. Allison broke jail here Friday night
between and 9O'clock. Friends on tho
outside assisted them, McLain and
Allison are charged with theft of horses
IN tho nation and Johnson stole n wagon
ana two horses in Vernon several
months ago. Sheriff Douglas was at
AUSTIN and II. b. Kinsey, deputy sheriff
was guarding the Jail Mt night. At the
Time OF the escape he was calling on a
sick friend. When he went back To
inc jail he called to the prisoners
bat they did not answer him; no
thought they were playing off on him,
ana 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 tho hunt OF them, but have not vet
returned. They learned that Me
Lam had got horse and was riding.
News reached town to-day that
one Of the men working Mt the
copper mines in Hardeman comfy
accldently shot himself Yesterday even.
ing. The ball entered the left breast
auu 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 ilrst 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.
MIS-. Margaret Wages is building an
addition 20 her dwelling house.
County Surveyor II. NJ. Kenney's
lamlly has come out from Kentucky
K, NJ. feels at home now, He ia,
moved into his new house-the best
dwollingin town.
Mr.. Fred S. Elwell, representing TN,
the Fort Worth printing house, ia il
town. His mission Is TO supply Harde
man county with record books.