Weekly Democrat-Gazette, May 9, 1912
With no more
prospective victims at Bilderbeck we next set our tepee in the Helm School
district, where we could keep our eyes on J. M. Gribble, a man sure enough
from Missouri, who came from the "show me" state to Texas Nov. 8, 1876. Owns
a splendid little farm and east all the eggs and chickens. Mr. Gribble will
prepare for him. At the sight of the tomahawk he came across with the
"stuff" and orders the Daily St. Louis Republic in connection with the
Democrat-Gazette.
Miss Annie
McAnally is also a new reader of the Democrat-Gazette in that community and
we are pleased to number her with our big list there.
B. F. Giles is a
young married man with no children but prays for God to send them by the
first airship coming his way, was waiting for an opportunity to subscribe
for a good paper, the field man got busy and Ben is a new booster and reader
of the Democrat-Gazette.
W. L. Close
tried to put us off with the cry of hard times but that old slogan burned up
with the drouth and rather than suffer decapitation with our ax acted the
part of wisdom by mounting the band wagon and in silence accepted a receipt
for a year's subscription to the Democrat-Gazette.
Mrs. W. F. Lewis
in the absence of her husband assured us that the Democrat-Gazette was a
welcome visitor to their home and that all members of the family eagerly
read it and were anxious for it to get around.
M. M. Chandler
an old subscriber, order the Fort Worth Record at our clubbing rate of
seventy-five cents or both papers for $1.75 a year.
Only a few
months ago Mr. Chandler had the misfortune to lose his companion who left
him without a daughter to keep house.
J. P. Gainey and
P. L. Chandler were both absent when we called but have been readers of the
Democrat-Gazette many years and the publishers appreciate their patronage.
L. S. Bourland,
a prominent farmer, citizen and trustee of the Helm school, is a new reader
of the Democrat-Gazette.
F. C. Bourland,
father of the above, is a native of Missouri, and arrived in Texas during
the fall of 1865, renting land on the Dawson farm two miles south of Weston,
and now owned by W. D. Smith of McKinney. Four years later, or in 1869,
bought his present farm of over one hundred acres with only fifteen acres in
cultivation at that time. Cleared most of the land himself, only hiring help
at times. His neighbors were Archie White, Davy Howard, Jake Helms, John
Choat, and "Uncle Albert" Chandler. All, with the exception of "Uncle
Albert" and himself, have long since gone to the "other shore." On Sept. 14,
1869, he was married to Miss Sarah Ann Marks, daughter of Reuben Marks of
Weston and to whom were born six children, two boys and four girls. One son
died when only a couple of years old and the oldest one, L. S. or Vesta, as
he is called, lives in a home adjoining that of his father. Mr. Bourland is
in his 78th year and well preserved for one of that age, but as he was a
blacksmith for many years after coming to Texas, that in part perhaps, is
why he is so robust for one so old. On the 15th of last month (April) he
lost by death the loved one of his youth and companion of his riper years.
His two daughters, Misses Beulah and Lela, keep house for their father and
do all they can to make life comfortable for him.
Our
correspondents are sending in each week some newsy write-ups of their
respective communities, and to the new members of the staff we extend the
glad hand.
D. W. Leigh
Communities Index
- Recommended
citation:
"Helm - Collin County
Communities," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13 13:37:28 US/Central 2004 ].
