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I can only give an incomplete list of the men, after consulting Messrs. Daniel, Jackson and McCommas, three survivors in Dallas county.
THE ROLL.
Stephen Kinsey, of Fannin, was captain till October, 1847-then Preston Witt, formerly first lieutenant; Josiah Pancoast, second lieutenant and regimental commissary- became first lieutenant October, 1847; John L. Terry, of Collin, and Kinch Hensley, of Fannin, third lieutenants; Wm. E. Crook, orderly sergeant-promoted to lieutenant- drew the maps of Peters' colony, died in Shelby county; John H. Daniel, commissary sergeant; Shelton Robbins, suc- ceeded Crook as orderly.
PRIVATES.
Nathan Atterberry, Rufus Anderson (of Collin), Libner Barnard (Fannin), James Barrow, died in Mexico; James S. Barker, lives in Shelby county; Wm. Beston, Stephen Con-
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rad, died in San Angel, Valley of Mexico; Jesse Cox, died in Dallas county; Wm. Chenault, died in Dallas county, 1886; Elijah Carder and Christopher Carder, brothers, died in Mexico; George R. Counts, came home sick and died in Missouri; Thomas Dykes, died in New Orleans en route home; Calvin Green; James Glenn, lives in Denton; John B. Gorbett, substituted on the Rio Grande by George Mark- ham; Hatfield, deserted on the Rio Grande to avoid prosecution for a row; [had too much of the good old Meth- odists' hell cat in him]; James Hensley, of Fannin,
Hart, of Collin; - Hunter, killed by his own pistol at Jalapa; Peter Haught and Samuel A. Haught, brothers, living in Dallas county; - Hatter, of Fannin; - Humphreys, drowned in Kaufman county; Wm. Hicklin, afterwards killed in an impromptu duel; Wm. Herald, of Fannin, died in Puebla; John Herald, brother of William; Andrew Sloan Jackson, living in Dallas county; his brother, Wm. C., came home sick and died September 12, 1848; Wm. Keen, Benj. Keen, Ben. Lindsey, of Fannin; Andrew Lawson, - Moss (1), - Moss (2); John McCommas, living in Dallas, dis- charged sick in the City of Mexico January 14, 1848-got home in March; John C. McCommas, same as his nephew John, lives in Young county; Stephen B. McCommas, jr., brother of John, died in the city of Mexico December 24, 1847; Burke McCommas, cousin of John, died near the same time; George Mounts, died about the same time; George Markham, substitute for John B. Gorbett, [his children living in Dallas county]; Ben Noggle or Noagle, of Fannin; John Newton, John L. Pulliam, Benjamin J. Prigmore [still holds the fort near Richardson, Dallas county, and is still not " OF AGE" under the new pension law, lack- ing three or four years of being sixty-two!]; Dudley F. Pear-
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son, Anderson Pruitt [his " society " title in camp life being " Piney Woods"]; George R. Paschal, eighty years old, lives at Terrell, and has a youthful desire to migrate to the land of gold and grow up with the country, because his elder kindred oppose his using tobacco; Christopher C. Porter, William Romine, died in Mexico; William Scrutch, Nathan Scrutch, George W. Smith, William Shahan, died in Castle Perote; Shahan, brother of William; Hiram Shirley, died and was buried at sea en route home, February, 1848; Alex. A. Thomas, died in Dallas county; John, his brother, died in Mexico; James Vance, now dead; James Welborn, went early to California, and died recently; Hogan Witt, lives in Collin; Wm. Wilhite, died in Mexico, as did his brother, Mckinsey Wilhite-71 of about 110 in the company.
The Murder of Phelps and Others in 1848.
JOSIAH S. Phelps, who came to Dallas in 1844 or 1845, was a surveyor. In March, 1846, he married Mrs. Melissa T. Jacobs, daughter of Alexander M. Harwood and sister of Alexander Harwood, whose name so often occurs as county clerk. In the beginning of 1848, and probably as early as 1846 and 1847, Mr. Phelps was employed by the Peters Colony Company to survey lands. At the time to which this narra- tive relates the headquarters of the colony for surveying pur- poses were at a village called Stewartsville, in Denton county - In the spring Mr. Phelps, with only two men, were surveying in the valley of the Main or so-called West fork of the Trinity - Their camp was in a grove on a mound, since bearing th - name of Phelps Mound, on the north side of the stream, fou :
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and a half miles northwest of Fort Worth. One of the men was named James Wood, formerly of Indiana; the other is believed to have been named McCombs, or Combs, but there is some doubt about his name.
Jas. W. Chowning, yet living in Denton county, was sent by the agents at Stewartsville with provisions in a two-horse wagon for the surveying party. It is probable he had left the party for this purpose; but of this I am not advised, nor is it material.
On reaching the camp, Mr. Chowning was horrified to find himself alone and in the presence of three dead men, their bodies yet scarcely cold and lying in the tent, where, during the previous night-April 9th, 1848-and while asleep, they had been murdered by Indians, a considerable number of whom were raiding that portion of the country-so much 80, in connection with swollen streams, as to prevent the Tex- ian Rangers, then at different stations on the frontier, from sending a party in time to bury the unfortunate victims. A few persons assembled and performed the sad office-among them Mr. Conley and Mr. Thomas, whose widow, Mrs. Dru- silla Thomas, lives in Jacksboro. They were buried half a mile west of the mound, the land being owned by Mr. Conley, who soon afterwards sold it to Mr. Farmer, who disposed of it but a year or two since.
The sadness of the occasion was augmented by the fact that Mrs. Phelps had died only about three months before, leaving an infant but a few weeks old, destined to grow to womanhood without father, mother, brother or sister. Yet, in her warm and noble-hearted uncle, Alexander Harwood, and his estimable wife, married at a later day, she found pro- tection, care and tender affection, to become in 1870 the wife of Mr. Henry C. Miller. They live near Azle P. O., in the
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north west portion of Tarrant county. "Dickey " Phelp grew to womanhood in Dallas, and is remembered and held in esteem by the older citizens as a bright and amiable little girl and young lady.
FITZHUGH'S COMPANY IN 1848.
In 1848, Capt. Wm. Fitzhugh, of Collin, commanded company of eighty twelve-months United States volunteers, composed of men from Collin, Denton and Dallas counties, and doing service on the Indian frontier, with headquarters, part of the time, at Grapevine Spring. The following is roll of the company, those marked with a star (*) being from Dallas county:
Wm. Fitzhugh, captain; Thos. J. McDonald, first lien- tenant; Joshua Dillingham and Alfred Chandler, second lieutenants; Squire T. Lewis, first sergeant; David C. Vin- son, James M. Graves and *Joseph Turner, sergeants; Joshus A. Goram, Philip Anderson, James Stone and Malachi Tucker, corporals; Samuel A. Pritchett and *Elisha W. Bennett, buglers.
PRIVATES.
*James Avants, Jasper C. Baker, *John H. Barlow, Lewis C. Bennett, Wm. Bolls (or Boils), Alex. Boutwell, Stephen D. Brown, Wm. C. Brown, Thomas Caldwell, Nicolas Canto (a Mexican), Albert Chandler, *Edward W. Clark, Collin M. Collom, *David Cook, *Patrick H. Couch, George Crutchfield, John Crutchfield, "John F. Daniel, John J. Driggers, Gabriel Fitzhugh, Gabriel H. Fitzhugh, Daniel J. Franklin, Enos J. Galloway, Wm. H. Gibson, John Gray, R. F. Hedgecoxe, Zereil J. Harmanson, John Havens, Hiram Hobough, Burrell Hunter, Wm. P. Hunter, *John L. Hunt *Abner M. Keen, *Wm. H. Keen, Wm. King, Daniel Klep- per, James Langston, *Wm. Loving, John Maloney, Silas
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Martin, Wm. Mckinney, George McGarrah, "John Mitchell, *Isaac F. Mitchell, *Wm. Marion Moon, Myram Mudget, - *John Myrick, Martin O'Neal, Thomas Phillips, George . Phillips, Horace R. Pinnell, Paschal H. Rice, Thrashly Searcy, *David Shahan, Isaiah Sims, Samuel K. Smith, *John W. Smith, *Joshua Lafayette Smith (the two last sons of the Rev. .James A. Smith), Edward F. Springer, Absalom Stephens, Harper Strawn, Wm. Teal, Wm. Tippan, Wm. B. Tucker, ... Marcus L. Webster, Robert Wheelock, Wm. C. White, George White, Joseph Wilcox, James Wilcox, Leonidas Wilson, *Eli Witt, jr., Joseph Wordly, Beriah Wordly-twenty being from Dallas county.
Joseph C. Reed and Alexander Cockrell, of Dallas, served in other companies in the Mexican war. Calloway H. Patrick, Patrick P. Smith (deceased), Wm. Coombes, of Dallas, were in Chandler's company, Hays' First Regiment, in the battle of Monterey, September, 1846.
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Town Government of Dallas, 1856 to 1862.
ALLAS as a town, half a mile square, was first incorpo- rated by the Legislature February 2, 1856, when Jeffer- son Weatherford was the senator and Andrew J. Witt the representative. The charter was drawn by Nat. M. Burford while on a visit to Austin.
The first election was held April 5th, 1856, and I give the vote in full:
FIRST ELECTION, APRIL, 1856, TO APRIL, 1857.
For mayor, Dr. Samuel B. Pryor, 58; Dr. A. A. Rice, 34-total, 92.
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For marshal, Andrew M. Moore, 55; John W. Merrit 37-total, 92.
For treasurer, Wm. L. Murphy, 56; Z. E. Ranney, total, 92.
For recorder, Samuel S. Jones, 90.
For six aldermen, William Burtle, 75; James W. Lat editor of the Herald), 74; Wm. J. Halsell. 71; Burrill Wi 68; - Williams, 59; George W. Baird, 57 (these elected); A. M. Dean, 49; W. A. Gold, 45; James : quez, 11.
APRIL, 1857, TO APRIL, 1858.
John M. Crockett was elected mayor and Marlin Thompson marshal.
APRIL, 1858, TO AUGUST, 1858.
In April Isaac C. Naylor was elected mayor and And M. Moore marshal. [On the third day of the same mo Moore killed Alexander Cockrell. ] On the first day of : the town voted to abandon its special charter and adopt general act of incorporation passed in the preceding Janu Thirty votes were cast for the change and only one again: Under this law, a new election was held August 2d, resulted:
AUGUST, 1858, TO AUGUST, 1859. .
For mayor, Dr. A. D. Rice, 39; scattering, 11; total For marshal, Wm. Marion Moon, 57, all.
For five aldermen, George W. Laws, 24; Wm. J. Hal 22; Isaac C. Naylor, 19; James N. Smith, 18; Wm. W. P 12 [these elected]; A. Simon, 8.
AUGUST, 1859, TO AUGUST, 1860.
For mayor, John M. Crockett, 38.
For marshal, George W. Baird, 37.
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FROM 1837 TO 1887.
For five aldermen, Wm. M. Moon, 39; James N. Smith, ; George W. Guess, 39; Edw. W. Hunt, 38; Dr. Samuel B. yor, 37.
AUGUST, 1860, TO AUGUST, 1861.
For mayor, John M. Crockett, 51.
For marshal, Marlin M. Thompson, 40.
For five aldermen, Edw. W. Hunt, 48; James N. Smith, 3; Wm. W. Peak, 43; George W. Guess, 40; Dr. Samuel B. ryor, 39.
AUGUST, 1861, TO AUGUST, 1862.
For mayor, Rev. Thomas E. Sherwood, 30.
For marshal, Peter Stevenson, 34.
For five aldermen, Geo. W. Guess, 63; James N. Smith, 2; Edw. W. Hunt, 61; Wm. W. Peak, 58; Dr. Samuel B. ?ryor, 56.
AUGUST, 1862, TO JUNE, 1866.
The proper records show no election from August, 1861, ill June, 1866, but ex-Mayor John M. Crockett has memoranda howing that he officiated from November 15, 1865, to April 1, 1866, but he has no recollections as to how he came into he office. From his notes I extract the following items:
"December 15. Sion Record plead guilty to shooting, tc. Fined $10."
"McAdams brought in Sutherland for stealing timber. 'ined $15."
"December 18. Council met. Present, Aldermen Charles Newton, W. H. Thomas, A. W. Morton, George V. Baird, - Johnson and J. S. Ballard."
"February 6, 1866. Fined George W. Baird $5 for assault 7 M. Guillot. John Edmondson, for riding on pavement- ed $2.50 in greenbacks."
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" April 21. Sold negro Bob twenty-two pounds bacon for work on the streets."
This memoranda is the only record extant of the doings of the town government from its institution in 1856 to June, 1866, except that the county records show the elections, they being held, as the law then stood, by authority of the county judge, who kept a record of the result.
JUNE 25, 1866.
For mayor, John W. Lane received 66 votes and John M. Crockett 25-total, 91, or one less than was cast at the first election in 1856, and at no election between those years were there as many votes cast-the highest number reached being 92! But for marshal, at this election, Matt. J. Moore received 49 and Henry Hickman 44-total, 93.
For five aldermen, John Neely Bryan, 91; Dr. S. S. San- ders, 88; A. W. Morton, 88; Ed. W. Hunt, 88; M. M. Mor- row, 86.
Lane resigned September 4, 1866, to become private sec- retary to Gov. Throckmorton, and George W. Guess was elected by the council to fill the unexpired term.
IN 1867,
No election was held, and a second interregnum intervened from August, 1867, till September 5, 1868, when Gen. J. J. Reynolds, of the United States army, with headquarters in Austin, appointed officers for Dallas as follows, this being one of the incidents of reconstruction:
SEPTEMBER, 1868, TO NOVEMBER, 1872.
Mayor, Ben Lorg; marshal, John F. Barbier; treasurer, A. J. Gouffe; aldermen, J. P. "McKnight" [do not con- found this man's name with the " Knight " family of Dallas], C. R. Miller, Henry Boll, Edwin Taylor and John Tenison
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Mr. Boll refused to serve and Mr. Tenison soon resigned. Samuel S. Jones and J. C. Seydel were appointed in their stead; then Jones resigned and John Loupot was substituted. Long resigned (to visit Europe) April 1, 1870, when Henry S. Ervay was appointed by the newly installed Gov. Davis, and held the office till the four days' election, November 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1872, under the charter granted in May, 1871. Under Ervay's administration, John M. McCoy was attorney, R. S. Druley, secretary, and G. W. Campbell, marshal. The alder- men at different times (some resigning) were F. L. Willemet, Ira B. Conklin, Samuel Crosley, E. H. Kendall, J. C. Seydel, Z. E. Coombes, Dr. E. W. Tucker and Edwin Taylor.
In 1872 Gov. Davis, who had been "counted in " by Gen. Reynolds, concluded that Mr. Ervay was not sufficiently loyal, issued an order removing him and appointing another in his place; but the civil government being reorganized and Dallas having a new charter granted by it, Mr. Ervay, acting both under legal advice and a sense of duty to the people, refused to yield. District Judge Hardin Hart issued a man- date commanding him to surrender the office; but Mr. Ervay positively refused to do so. Thereupon he was committed to and locked up in jail. It so happened that just at that crisis a decision arrived here, made by Davis' own Supreme Court, in a precisely similar case, ruling that the governor did not possess the power of removal, whereupon Judge Hart hastened to unlock the prison door, and Mr. Ervay stepped out a free man, to resume his duties as mayor and enjoy an increased respect of the people. His conduct throughout the affair deserved and received the warmest approval of the people.
NOVEMBER, 1872, TO APRIL, 1874.
At this first election allowed the people after the military dictatorship began, held for four days, with State police pres-
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ent, Ben Long, Republican, received 348; Edw. H. Hunt Democrat, 246. Thomas Flynn was elected marshal; Dr David King, assessor and collector. The aldermen were Eller P. Bryan, sr., C. Capy, George M. Swink, Frank Austin Wm. H. Gaston, Michel Thevenet, John W. Lane and Dr. Archelaus M. Cochran. The Council elected Henry Bol. treasurer; James H. Field, attorney, and C. S. Mitchell, sec retary. The election was under a new charter granted May 22, 1871.
On the 24th of April, 1873, all of these aldermen, except ing Lane, resigned, and there were elected' in their place Messrs. Henry S. Ervay, Hickerson Barksdale, Alex Sanger John H. Bryan, Wm. H. Scales, John Owens, Wm. G. Steret and James Greer. Olin Wellborn was elected city attorne October 6, 1873.
Under amendments to the charter, the term of thes officers was extended till the first Tuesday in April, 1874, il order to fix that date for all future elections, and it has s remained till the present time, commencing with
APRIL, 1874.
Mayor, W. L. Cabell; marshal, June Peak; assessor an( collector, T. J. Keaton; attorney, Wm. M. Edwards; treas urer, Robert H. West; engineer, Wm. M. Johnson; secretary W. H. Prather. The aldermen were Henry S. Ervay, R. E Burke, Jos. A. Leonard, R. D. Coughanour, J. S. Howell, A T. Hensley, John Owens, Joseph C. McConnell, Wm. C Young and H. B. McConnell.
ELECTED APRIL, 1875.
The same mayor, assessor, attorney, engineer, treasure: and marshal as in 1874, and J. B. Hereford secretary. Th aldermen were J. W. Crowdus, Henry S. Ervay, F. L. Wille
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met, A. T. Obenchain, Alfred Davis, Benj. P. Jett, D. E. Grove, W. J. Shone, R. V. Tompkins and E. C. McLure. [In 1887, Jett lives in Washington, Ark., McLure in South Carolina, though a department clerk in Washington City, Shone in Colorado City and Grove in Marshall, Texas. Dr. Willemet has been dead several years. ]
This new Council, by a unanimous vote, on the 27th of April, 1875, abandoned all former charters and adopted the general incorporation law of the State, passed on the 15th of the preceding March, a usurpation for which, outside of municipal abuses, there is perhaps no parrallel since "76, omitting the exercise of power by the military and semi-mili- tary civil authorities forced on the country preceding and pending reconstruction; or, in other words, before the " resur- rection" of liberty.
Under this new charter, at the election in April, 1876, all officers, excepting the mayor, were elected for two years, and the aldermen were divided into two classes, one-half to serve one year, the other half two years, so that half should thereafter be elected annually for two years.
APRIL, 1876.
Mayor, John D. Kerfoot, for one year; marshal, W. F. Morton; assessor and collector, J. N. Ogden; attorney, Bar- nett Gibbs; engineer, Wm. M. Johnson (these for two years); secretary, J. B. Hereford. Aldermen, John W. Crowdus, Henry S. Ervay, W. J. Clark, F. E. Guedry, Benj. P. Jett, E. P. Cowen, Jacob L. Williams and Dr. M. M. Newsom. [In 1887 Guedry lives in New Orleans, Cowen in Fort Worth. ]
On the 9th of August, 1876, an entirely new charter was granted, continuing the terms, as before, at two years, and making the same apply to the mayoralty. An amendment to it of July 9, 1879, took from the people the right of electing
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the attorney, engineer and treasurer, and lodged it in the Council, another evidence of the tendency of municipal bodies to grasp at power, and admonishing the people of large towns and cities that "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
APRIL, 1877.
Mayor, W. L. Cabell, two years, the other officers holding over. Aldermen, H. S. Ervay, J. W. Crowdus, W. M. O. Ilill, F. E. Guedry, W. J. Shone, Benj. P. Jett, Dr. M. M. Newsom, Jacob L. Williams.
APRIL, 1878.
Assessor and collector, Julius C. Bogel; treasurer, John W. Bowen; attorney, Barnett Gibbs; marshal, W. F. Morton; engineer, S. W. S. Duncan; secretary, J. B. Hereford. Alder- dermen, John F. Caldwell, H. S. Ervay, P. B. Sheldon, M. D. Garlington (vice W. M. C. Hill, resigned), W. C. Holland, W. J. Shone, Dr. M. M. Newsom.
APRIL, 1879.
Mayor, J. M. Thurmond, the other officers holding ove Aldermen, John B. Stone, John F. Caldwell, L. F. Bohn , P. B. Sheldon, W. K. Wheelock (vice Holland, resigned John S. Witwer, Chas. E. Keller, W. R. McIntire.
APRIL, 1880.
Marshal, W. F. Morton; assessor and collector, J. Bogel; engineer, J. S. Thatcher; attorney, Barnett Gibbs
3; secretary, J. B. Hereford. Aldermen, H. S. Ervay, John B- Stone, J. S. Ballard, L. F. Bohny, Zimri Hunt, W. K - Wheelock, E. M. Tillman, Chas. E. Keller.
In September, 1880, Mayor Thurmond was voted out of T office by the Council (6 to 2), under a clause in the 'charter providing that a vote of " want of confidence " in an officer should operate as a deposition from office-a Jacobinical feature
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since expunged, leaving a fair trial as the only means of expell- ing an officer. John. J. Good was elected to fill the yacancy, receiving 1,100 votes to 682 for Thurmond.
APRIL, 1881.
For mayor, John Stone had thirty-seven majority, but was declared ineligible by the Council for want of the required residence in the city. On the 17th of May Dr. J. W. Crowdus was elected, receiving 878 votes to 680 for Zimri Hunt. J. B. Hereford resigned as secretary April 30, and G. M. Swink was elected. Aldermen, D. A. Williams, H. S. Ervay. W. J. Clark, J. S. Ballard, J. D. Carter, Zimri Hunt, Frank G. Moore, E. M. Tillman. Hunt resigned late in May, and Dr. J. V. Childers was elected.
APRIL, 1882.
Marshal, James C. Arnold; assessor and collector, J. C. Bogel; treasurer, N. W. Godbold; attorney, Frank Field; secretary, G. M. Swink; engineer, Wm. M. Johnson. Alder- men, Sigmund Loeb, D. A. Williams, James Moroney, W. J. Clark, C. F. Carter, J. D. Carter, E. M. Tillman, Frank G Moore.
APRIL, 1883.
Mayor, Wm. L. Cabell. Aldermen, Frank M. Cockrell, Sigmund Loeb, John Spellman, James Moroney, J. D. Carter, C. F. Carter, C. A. Gill, E. M. Tillman. Under an amend- ment to the charter of March, 1883, the city was divided into six instead of four wards, and in April, 1884, two aldermen were elected from each ward and classified anew as before.
APRIL, 1884.
Marshal, James C. Arnold; assessor and collector, J. C. Bogel; attorney, Wm. H. Johnson; treasurer, W. H. Flippen; engineer, Wm. M. Johnson; secretary, W. E. Parry; health
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officer, Dr. J. L. Carter. Aldermen, D. A. Williams, John Spellman, James Moroney, Robert B. Seay, Jacob Rauch, E. C. Smith, Sigmund Loeb, Robert Gibson, Chas. E. Keller, John Henry Brown, J. D. Carter. Messrs. D. A. Williams, John Spellman, Robert B. Seay, E. C. Smith, Robert Gibson and John Henry Brown drew the two years' term-the others one year.
APRIL, 1885.
Mayor, John Henry Brown. Aldermen, John B. Louckx, D. A. Williams, W. F. Dougherty, John Spellman, John Bookhout, Jacob Rauch, Sigmund Loeb, P. W. Linskie (vice E. C. Smith, resigned,), Chas. E. Keller, Robert Gibson, J. D. Carter, Samuel Peterman (vice John Henry Brown, resigned).
APRIL, 1886.
Mayor, John Henry Brown (holding over); marshal, James C. Arnold; attorney, W. H. Johnson; assessor and collector, John F. House; engineer, J. S. Thatcher; water superintendent, Dave Tichenor; secretary, W. E. Parry; health officer, Dr. J. L. Carter. Aldermen, John B. Loucks, T. J. A. Brown, W. F. Dougherty, D. P. Mahony, Jacob Rauch, John Bookhout, Sigmund Loeb, F. R. Rowley, C. E. Keller, D. C. Mitchell, J. D. Carter, Samuel Peterman.
APRIL, 1887.
Mayor, W. C. Connor; recorder (newly created office), T. J. A. Brown; assessor, J. F. House; assistant, Ben M. Melton; secretary, W. E. Parry; assistant, Wm. McGrain; water super- intendent, Dave Tichenor; health officer, Dr. J. L. Carter; attorney, W. II. Johnson; engineer, J. S. Thatcher; water collector, L. M. Fargason. Aldermen, John B. Loucks, Frank Cockrell (vice T. J. A. Brown, resigned), D. P. Maho- ney, A. M. Cochran, Jacob Rauch, W. L. Hall, F. R. Rowley,
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Sigmund Loeb, D. C. Mitchell, K. J. Kivlen, Samuel Peter- -- man, Darius Welch.
POLICE FORCE OF DALLAS, JULY 1, 1887.
James C. Arnold, marshal; Geo. Ed. Cornwall, deputy marshal; Samuel H. Beard and Henry C. Waller, mounted officers; John T. Carter, clerk; Dean S. Arnold, station keeper; Thomas C. Halsell, in charge of street force; regular patrolmen-Wm. M. Moon, James A. Beard, John P. Keehan, John W. Kivlen, Patrick Mullins, W. R. Barnes, Clifton Scott, Peter Ahearns, Geo. L. Williams, Erastus F. Yates, Wm. Schroeter, Wood H. Ramsey, M. W. Skelton, Milburn W. Kirby.
The official municipal history of Dallas, in its personnel, has thus been given from the beginning in 1856 to 1887, a period of thirty-one years, and from a voting population of ninety-two to one of three thousand five hundred within the actual incorporated limits, and fully four thousand five hun- dred in the entire city. A few minor matters and subordinate official positions, more or less temporary, have been omitted. It is a compilation well worth preserving, and in the time to come, in the days of those grand fruitions which, to all human appearance, are in store for John Neely Bryan's section and John Grigsby's league and labor, they will be held as invalua- ble memorials of the early times and struggles (of those who will then have gone before) to found on this favored spot at least-speaking comparatively in this day of successive mar- vels in the movement of population-a great inland seat of commerce, manufactures, schools, colleges and all those indus- tries which, in modern times, pertain to such an aggregation of enlightened humanity, in a country blessed by nature, and, by the Ruler of all, despite an interval of disorder and usurpation, blessed with free, democratic institutions, under which liberty reigns.
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