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Newspapers Clippings - AfroTexan |
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Justice's Court last Thursday some fifteen or eighteen young colored boys were arraigned for disturbing the peace while playing baseball. Justice Graham (and we think most wisely) after hearing some evidence discharged them all with the understanding that they must not play on the streets where their noise would disturb people. If they did he would fine them to the extent of the law. Those who wish to play ball should secure grounds where the noise would disturb nobody. |
July 17, 1889, Image 2 |
| For Five
Years Bettie Patillo colored plead guilty to infanticide In the District Court fast week and was given five years in the penitentiary |
January 15, 1890, Image 3 |
| Chay Browning,
colored, charged with perjury was declared not guilty in the District Court last week |
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| John Grant,
colored, charged with being implicated in the murder of W P Fortson, was brought in from Dallas Thursday by Sheriff DeWare and placed in jail. |
January 22, 1890, Image 3 |
| Our
philosophical colored friend Prof Mills, at an entertainment of his people last week lectured on the "Young Mans Prosperity in Life," and says his next standpoint will be that the ladies are "The Flowers of the World," The Professor is a "brick." |
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| Prof Calvin
Sims says:" I ken allus told you fore I see de folks, ef dey ar mean. Fur ef dey am mean dar dogs and dar cats leab dem an tooks up wid udder folks." The Professor also says: "Dat politicks am bad fur de wurkin' culured pussuns. fur a few ob de eddicated niggers kotches all de money dat am frowed round tu kotch culured votes by de ambishass politishams." |
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| Marriage
License The following marriage license were issued by County Clerk W Jones during the month of January WHITES Otto Hart to Miss Gussie Norris John Markos to Miss Nanny Williams J O Horton to Miss Mittie Sedgast Tignal Hand to Miss Jessie Kilgore- W H Nesbitt to Miss Katie Bohler COLORED K Williams to Isabella Craver John Washington to Delia Jones Hilly Ward to Missouri Harmon Peter Williams to Letha Williams John Atkins to Alice Adams Jerry Rhodes to Rhoda Calhoun John Porter to Luberta Robinson Jeir8tcvens to Morning Watson William Skinner to Era Holoman Anderson Mosele to Ann Montgomery Jackson Brinkley to Bettie Christian Dan Harris to Mattie Parker Scott Harris to Mary Eldridge Lonnie Hand to Delia Hearn John Long to Virgie Green George Jones to Mary Hansom |
February 09, 1901, Image 11 |
| Thornton
Bennett a negro tie maker was supposed to been killed by a tree falling and striking him on the head Thursday Sheriff Hay wood and Justice Figures went out Friday to hold the inquest |
March 15, 1902, Image 4 |
| Gen Smith, a
worthy colored man and citizen did early Wednesday morning at his homo in this city, after a lingering illness from consumption. |
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| The colored K P lodge at this place and at Marshall gave a big picnic and dance at Jefferson Monday. The K P band from Marshall furnished the music, and a big crowd was here. |
September 10, 1904, Image 1 |
| Lost Mule Left my place at Sunview on Wednesday night Sept 7, 04, one dark bay mule, 11 hand high, 5 years old past, with a few gray hairs in his side, white mouth, high mane and long tail, branded in its flank with h Spanish brand that begins with a T. Will give 85 00 reward for information where mule is Write me at Sunview, Tex Wash Davis |
September 17, 1904, Image 8 |
| Some of the colored people have receiving anonymous letter suggesting that they had better leave Such letters are wrong If anyone has done anything wrong be man enough to go in the daylight and make known complaint The Jimplecute does not believe these letters are written with any other intention than to see what effect they will have No attention should be given them Any Rood citizen condemns such proceedings | October 29, 1904, Image 4 |
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CARD
Jefferson Tex., Oct., 28th, 04. To Whom It May Concern: It having come to our knowledge that several of the industrial, law abiding colored citizens of this city have recently received the mail letters notifying them that they should leave Marion county at once or abide the consequences of their failure to do so. And it appearing to the undersigned that we should give the weight of our influence and protection to all law abiding and industrious citizens, regardless of color. We therefore in this public way announce that we condemn the letters that have been written and pledge our support and protection to all citizens alike, in Marion county, so long as they are honest industrious and law abiding. Respectfully, W S Haywood, Sheriff, T D Rowell, County Judge, L B Webster, District Clerk, J M Singleton, County Attorney, L B Todd, Justice of the Peace, B P Williams, R B Walker, Wm Clark, A G Clopton, J F Crow, 0 A Stutz, Allen Urquhart, 0 A Rowell, W H Erambert, Sr, J J Segal, J W Sims, W S Terry, J M Vines, Jas Ford, G W L Dawson, R A Loomis, D C Wise, W J Sedberry, S W Moseley, B F Sherrell, J S Massey, T F McGarity, J H Rowell Sr, J H Row ell Jr, E 0 Webb, W K Jones, County Clerk, W T Armistead, R R Taylor, Jno A Fiedler, L E Purssell.
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November 05, 1904, Image 10 |
| A large number
of the colored population have gone to Louisiana to pick cotton in the Black Bayou county |
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| The O K Restaurant is the only one exclusively for white people in the city |
January 07, 1905, Image 8 |
| A Negro Boy Killed On Wednesday afternoon Ansel Leo Bass shot Jesse Columbus with a gun the shot striking him in the bowel and from the effects he died several hours later. The shooting took place across the river and both were negro boys about 16 and 18 years old. The boy who did the shooting will wait the action of the grand jury. The dead boy was buried Thursday afternoon by the Benevolent Lodge of which ho was a member. |
January 07, 1905, Image 8 |
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Tuesday Jessie Ramsey, little son of Mr and Mrs Robt Ramsey, was run over by a carriage from Jackson's stable, driven by Snowball Johnson, colored. The injuries proved fatal and Jessie died Thursday morning The driver Snowball Johnson was arrested and at a habeas corpus hearing was placed under a 8500 bond which was made. |
January 21, 1905, Image 5 |
| Hal Riser, a well known colored man and farmer of this county, died and was buried last Friday. | March 17 1905 |
| Mrs Emma Deveraux a worthy colored woman living west of the city died Monday after a few hours illness from heart trouble She leaves five children Her funeral took place Tuesday |
March 25, 1905, Supplement, Image 5 |
| Andrew Bryant colored who worked about the stables here for years died the first of the week at his brother8 home near Karnack |
April 01, 1905, Image 5 |
| Becky Sewell a well known colored woman and was cook at Excelsior for a long time died Monday night after a long sickness. |
August 18, 1906, Image 5 |
| There are seats for the colored people at the Arcade Picture Show now exhibiting at Skating rink Colored entrance on Dallas street |
May 17, 1907, Image 3 |
| A Mistake The Passion Play which gave a couple of exhibition at the Carne gie Library was engaged by Rev C S Williams pastor of St Paul M E Church colored to give a play for the benefit of the colored people at the old Sedberry building. Through mistake he was instructed by Mr Vance one of the men connected with the play to take his buggy and go to frog town and employ some one to haul chairs from the Library. Through a mistake Rev Williams got the buggy belonging to a Mr Bender on finding his horse and buggy gone Mr Bender went out to look for his rig he found Rev Williams coming to town from frog town with his horse and buggy and struck him twice with a buggy whip. After coming to town Mr Bender found out that the horse and buggy was taken through mistake he paid his fine for the assault and the unfortunate affair was settled. |
March 20, 1908, Image 4 |
| That longtime citizen of Jefferson and faithful old colored Jehu Ben Harris has held the position of bus driver here for 40 years without intermission and knows more drummers and traveling men perhaps than any man in Texas. He has put in all this faithful service at one stable under its different managements. Ben might exclaim with Tennyson a brook men may come and men may go but I go on forever. Ben has the proud record of having met more trains and served more people in his capacity than any other can boast of perhaps. And he looks like he might be good for 40 years more time has dealt gently with him during his long and faithful service. |
April 17, 1908, Image 5 |
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Constable Hale captured a bunch of negro crap shooters Saturday night and Monday morning, Will Thomas, Frank Jackson, Avie Beckham, and Jesse Rose were tried in Justice Court and fined 31.70 each and these fines will have to be worked out on the roads/ |
July 30, 1909, Image 3 |
| Thanks The Civic League most gratefully appreciates the hearty response that our citizens gave to their call for Sidewalk Day. Not only did the white people come out in full force and work with zeal but the colored residents also entered into the spirit of the day. Bitter weeds were destroyed and sidewalks cleaned all over town. It is very encouraging to the League to have others work with it as they do for the advancement of Jefferson. Civic League |
August 25, 1911, Image 3 |
| Booker T Washington spoke in Marshall Tuesday and over one hundred colored people went from Jefferson to hear him |
October 06, 1911, Image 3 |
Courtesy of The Library of Congress and The University of North Texas, Denton.