Feb 19, 1888
WalnutRussell and Pesterfield last Friday exchanged their livery stable and outfit for the farm of Tom Hammons near Walnut. The consideration expressed for the farm was $1,000. Mr. Hammons takes charge of the stable immediately and Mr. Pesterfield is to take carge of the Hammon's farm for the coming year. But Sam Moore objects to any other bachelor than himself locating in that vicinity and declares Pesterfield must marry before he can even sew oats. Pesterfield is now hunting a wife.
Captain Morrison and Rev. J. P. Greel? last week bought 500 acres of the Kelly Survey. They got it at a bargain.
Constable Maggard has about recovered from a fall received while snow balling.
The epidemic of marriages that prevails in Texas is skipping Walnut. The girls and widows are informed that the following named gentlemen get their mail here: W.W. Pearce, Sam Moore, W.S. George, Joe Philpott, Ed L Parr and C.E. Pesterfield. These gentlemen must be married by June 1st next or immigrate.
Kopperl
Miss Lizzie Caruthers who has been in Hillsboro during the illness of her sister at that place has returned to her home in Kimball.
It is reported that Miss Lee Moxey is on the sick list this week. Their friends learn that E.E. Hadson and Jack Brock got badly lost in getting from Meridian to the depot the other night and they waked up and called out into the sleet and snow several citizens along the road.
Announcements
James M Robertson, of the firm of Jenkins and Robertson was admitted to the practice of law Monday in the District Court.
George Scrutchfield and C.S. Hayes who were bondsmen for John Nail under the charge of murder in McLennan county have succeeded in arresting Nail and have landed him in jail in Waco. Nail is the man who was recently reported killed by assasins near Valley Mills. The report was generally believed but the bondsmen recently got on his track by a letter written by Nail to a girl at the Valley. They followed the girl and arrested Nail at Cisco when he was about ready to leave for California.