ON THE WING
Weekly Democrat Gazette, April 11, 1912
Thinking that
Walnut Grove would prove easy picking we ventured over and pitched our
teepee on the banks of Stover Creek. Brandishing our tommy-hawk the first
victim was T. C. Lovelady and with his scalp dangling from our belt, J. D.
Settle D. C. Bryson and J. B. Hays jumped over each others shoulders to get
on the band wagon of the Democrat-Gazette paying in advance the usual fare
of one dollar each for a round trip ticket.
Miss Ollie
Jordan, W. M. Brakebill, J. W. Ruttledge, J. A. Duncan and C. C. Scroggins
are also valued additions to our big weekly in that splendid community, and
Mrs. Rebecca Kerr will keep posted on the happenings of each day by reading
the Daily Courier-Gazette.
Your field man's
appetite was appeased in the hospitable homes of T. C. Loveday, John Jordan,
J. W. Ruttledge, J. B. Kerr and C. C. Scroggins.
While in the
Walnut Grove school district we stopped at the school house and found Miss
Myrtle Harris, daughter of Rev. M. C. Harris pastor of the Walnut Grove
Presbyterian church, in charge and was informed by her that the school was
progressing without friction and the average attendance was about thirty.
We are sorry to
report that J. W. Rutledge, one of the trustees of the above school lost a
fine mare last week for which he had refused $300. She died from unknown
causes.
Before leaving
that community we called at the home of H. H. Bryant and in his absence had
a brief interview with Mrs. Bryant. She is a daughter of the late F. L.
Cunningham who, thirty five years ago came from Bowie county, east Texas,
and stopped for three years on the Darnell farm near where L. B. Brakebill
now lives after which he bought 260 acres of land in the Walnut Grove
community establishing the homestead on which he raised a large family of
children and died near Prosper, July 1906.
Leaving Walnut
Grove with regrets and many new friends, we removed our teepee to the
Bloomdale district in order to reconnoiter before attacking the enemy next
week. As we approached the home of F. M. Neely north of Bloomdale, he
recognized us although eight winters had vainly tried to frost our head, but
a cordial invitation to remain for dinner and especially since it was the
53rd birthday of our host, met with a prompt acceptance. Mrs. Neely is a
model housekeeper, splendid cook, considerate hostess and a most lovable
woman.
Easter with its
lillies, johnny jump-ups, colored hen fruit, pretty girls, spring dresses
and mystifying pieces of head gear, is here and now listen for the chime of
wedding bells.
The strongest
evidences of returning prosperity is in the fact that since indications
point to a bumper wheat crop for north Texas, the farmers of Collin county
have invited the stork to begin his annual visits and in almost every home
one can hear a squall.
D. W. Leigh
Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
Rhea Mills
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church
Communities Index
- Recommended
citation:
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"Walnut Grove
- Collin County Communities," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy
Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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