Past publications

This week we offer up another sampling of news from early publications. It’s interesting to note how reporting and writing has changed over the years; as well as the things that were considered newsworthy.

November 4,1880

Atlanta Express, Publisher Crockett Boone, subscription price $1.50 per annum. Advertising rates 35c to 75c per inch, owing to size space used. Some of the advertisers: Calico 7c yard at Crow and Hinkless. Dave Johnson, the boss hardware merchant; Bailey. Son & Co.; J. J. Davis, M. D.; J. M. Larey, M. D.; Dr. S. J. Morriss, McReynolds & Miles; W. C. Allen, house, sign and ornamental painter; C. R. Kelley; Isaac Jacobs, prop. Enterprise Store; John J. Ball, just moved to the new brick store; Queen City Foundry; J. L. Griffin; John A. Willis, Henry C. Brooks, Queen City.

City officers were L. J. Bailey, mayor; W. A. Miles, Ruf Allday, Dave Johnson, G. X. Foreman and John A. Willis. Aldermen; Buf Hinkle, marshal.

Cotton market, middling 9% to 10c. The election returns show the democrats carried the county, the greenbacks only electing one bailiff. Oliver elected representative over Todd, Peacock. Cox, Emmett and Leake. Culberson led the county over Capt. O’Neal for Congress. Croft won over Crow for county judge, J. M. Adams over Williams for county attorney, A. Miles elected tax collector; Whittle, county clerk.

Those indebted to this office for subscriptions will please walk up to the counter and “ante” up at once. Some people are so unreasonable as to think that printers should pay their way through the world like other men; hence we are forced to approach delinquents on this delicate subject.

Dr. Miles of Hunt County is the oldest practicing physician in Texas at age 81. He is jolly as a 16-year-old boy. He can ride 10 miles a day and dance until 12 o’clock without apparent fatigue. Who says Texas is not a healthy state?

M. K. Church, South, James Graham pastor: Missionary Baptist, H. Sheffield, pastor; Cumberland Presbyterian. W. R. Allen, pastor. Knights of Honor. J. M. Adams, dictator. Geo. Noble, gen, supt. T. & P. Ry., Marshall. Texas, making connections in Fort Worth with all stages for points in Western Texas.

February 5th, 1897

Atlanta Democrat, W. H. Wright, Editor

Mrs. T. F. Grogan and Mrs. Eva Miles interested themselves in soliciting donations of money and bedding for

Buckner Orphans Home, which has just suffered a heavy fire loss of the burning to death of 17 of the children [Note: the orphanage was located in Dallas; the boys dormitory burned on January 17, 1897].

March 16, 1899

Citizens Journal: This issue carried the Cass County Teachers Institute program, L. L. Harper, Sec., and T. B. Price, President.

August 9th, 1906

Citizens Journal: Fine report and good time had at the U. C. V. reunion at Stone Coal Bluff Aug. 2nd. Democratic nominees in July primary: U. S. Senate J. W. Bailey, Congress Morris Sheppard, District Attorney Horace Vaughn, Rep. H. A. O’Neal, County judge V. D. Glass, County clerk I. E. Lanier, District clerk Elmer Brown, Sheriff W. C. Blalock, Collector L. C. Weaver, Assessor Ciscero Harper, Treasurer G. W. Florence, Attorney E. Newt Spivey, Road supervisor Bryan Cheser, Corm. 4 R. R. Cobb, J. P. W. F. Cameron, Constable S. T. Deason.

Holiness Camp Meeting opens at Bivins, Aug. 24th, with Rev. W. C. Menn, Hughes Springs doing the preaching and Bro. Massey leading song services. Rev. M. P. Gilmore wrote of his trip back to the old home in Alabama, and what a glorious time he had preaching to his old friends there.

Clarence Shaffer, Hub Northen and White left this afternoon for Alexandria, La., to join that ball team. W. J. L. Heath, mail hack man to Douglassville, asking for patronage. Rev. E. P. West, pastor Baptist church here. Atlanta ball team defeated the Shreveport Athletics, three straight games: Northen pitching fine ball in first and third games.

May 23, 1907

A tribute on the life of Shadrach Humphries, who died Feb. 10, 1007. He moved to the Cusseta community in the fall of ‘69. W. C. T. U. meets Friday at the home of Mrs. V. Davidson. Silas Cranberry ordered some potato tags and the Journal. Says his wife can’t do without the Journal. Of course, she was one of our best helpers in the office years ago.

B. H. Singletary has taken the contract to build a nice brick building for J. R. Patterson, Bloomburg. This is the first brick for our sister city on the east.

S. Q. Clements is painting his fine new home.

June 23, 1910

Citizens Journal: A tribute in memory of Tom Rives, who died Feb. 27, 1910. The News and Citizens Journal endorsed the candidacy of M. G. Bates for County Supt. The potato crop was almost a failure this year; the yield being only about 30 bushels per acre. Dr. J. D. Gowen has moved with his family to El Dorado, Texas.

This issue of the Journal carried a photo of editor J. M. Fletcher holding a 23-pound cabbage. The cabbage was grown by J. D. Oats near town. Mrs. H. A. O’Neal entertained the W. H. M. society on June 20th. The medical association in session at Bivins, agreed to advance their prices owing to the advance in living expenses.

Message received from Con. Sheppard asking that the people of Atlanta wire Sen. Bailey, thanking him for getting $5,000 added to the appropriation bill to buy post office sight in Atlanta. W. Q. Henderson withdrew from the representative race. A colored formal was held in Atlanta.

The following teachers elected for coming year: J. B. McClung, Supt.; Miss Anna Davis, Miss Lena Bromburg, Crockett; Miss Mintie Johnson, Miss Annie Harris, Miss Ray Cameron, Miss Mollie Connerly, Mrs. Onie Willis.

Geo. Cobb, son of J. A. Cobb, fell off a horse one day last week and broke his right arm just above the wrist.

We had a terrible sandstorm in Atlanta Sunday.

July 21, 1910

Atlanta News: Published by Lovelace Bros. A report of the J. D. Boon and Geo. W. Fant speech on streets here in regard to their race for representative. Mr. Fant was on his way to Austin to attend a special call session of the legislature. A. M. Peebles, chairman Republican party, calling for meeting at Linden.

September 22, 1910

Atlanta News: Lloyd Norman & J. O. Jackson, publishers. This issue carried notices of the fall openings at Kaleski’s, Erambert & Son. Market report: cotton receipts, Swint & McClung 419 bales; W. B. Spearman 176 bales and Union 108 bales. Cotton selling 13c; seed 38c.

In 1837 Texas was recognized as an independent nation by the United State of America. In 1839, Jan. 24th, first homestead law passed. Attempts to establish the Republic of the Rio Grande, Sept. 1839 to Dec. 1840.

October 6, 1910

Announced the death of Mrs. Willie Vance at the home of her son-in-law, Dr. Ledbetter. Report from W. C. T. U. by Mrs. A. B. Hughes. Notice of Atlanta Fair one day only, Oct 8, 1910, by Cass County Industrial League. Taylor-Harris, on last Wednesday Mr. O. R. Taylor and Miss Hattie Harris were married, Rev. G. K. Williams officiating. Dr. Taylor and his bride left for Memphis, Tenn., where he was studying medicine.

July 1914

Dr. Reese is here this week, preparing to move to Alabama. The mother of Dr. M. A. Ledbetter died very suddenly yesterday. Homer Carter left this week for Tyler Commercial College. J. G. King, Cashier of the First National Bank; D. H. Allday, Cashier Farmers State Bank; P. C. Willis, Cashier Atlanta National Bank. The Campbell Co. had a double page spread advertisement.