The DeFuniak Herald

Vol. 1, No. 9
Friday, August 24, 1894

Local Ads:
WC Eddy - General Merchandise
BA Davis - Marble and Stone work
Florida Central and Peninsular RR - RR
John Neal, Westville House - General Merchandise, Holmes Co., Fla.
Mrs. NC Martin - Martin House, boarding
WL Cawthon & Co. - The Opera House Store, General Merchandise
JT Hughes - Clothing, Groceries, Dry Goods, Crestview, Fla.
Garrett & Henderson, Milligan - Wood and Iron work
Dr. Henry - Physician and surgeon, Baldwin Ave.
LCW Greer - Attorney
JN McLane - MD
TJ Flournoy - General Merchandise

Local News:

Get your marketing at Weinert's

Mr. L Paulson, of Pensacola is visiting Mr. Dahl for a day

Remember at Weinert's you can always get choice Kansas City Beef

Mr. John Garrett, from Whitfield, was in town last Tuesday and Wednesday

Uncle Billy Cawthon, West Florida's largest stock owner, was in town during the week

Mr. WA Ward, from Freeport, passed through here last Tuesday, enroute to Pensacola

Messrs. ER Sprague and RA Dorsett returned from Grayton Beach last Saturday and report a good time

Rev. Mr. Parmalee will preach in Presbyterian Church 11 o'clock , on first Sunday in September

Miss Lena Henty will reopen her private school on the first Monday in September in the Chipley Hall

Mrs. Prida, who has been spending some time with her son has. Prida, returned to her home in Pensacola, last Saturday

A meeting will be held upstairs in the McCourin building Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock to organize a branch lodge of the DSF of America

Mr. Jno. R Anderson, the Democratic Candidate for Tax Assessor of Walton County, was in town during the week . . . .

Paraphrased: Argyle proposes JA Neel, educated at the Normal School as member of School Board, Dist. 2

Paraphrased: James Nipe in "letter" to people of area, wishes to invite them to his new "Variety Store," located in the east half of the Brick Store

JA Neel writes obituary for MB (Mack) Balkom who was probably thrown from his horse against a tree and died the week before. Lee Williams, one of his students was with him. Article very difficult to read.

The following seem not to be part of this particular edition, but of one from a similar time period.

Mr ?W Sowell of Bonifay was in town last Sunday and Monday

Mr. J? McCrimmon, our efficient tax collector was in town last Monday

Mr. T? McGourin left Wednesday night on a trip to Pensacola

Mrs. Hu, who has been spending some time in New Orleans, returned home last Saturday

Mr. Ban--ll returned Monday from Bonifay, where he has been for some days visiting his son and family

Mr. LCW Greer preached at the Methodist Church last SundayMrs D. Hughs and mother(?) from Ponce DeLeon, were in town this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F Cockroft

Messrs. JJ McGaskill and John D. McLean, two of Freeport most popular citizens, passed through our town Monday enroute to Pensacola

Quite a numer of prominent citizens of Florala are in town in attendance upon the homestead contest case Judge Woods vs Mrs. Alice Woods

The young King's Daughters have been doing some charitable work this week with the proceeds from their lawn party, given in Chipley Park a few days since

Paraphrased: Mr. Louie Ieibert, the popular baker of Defuniak returned from a pleasant trip out west
    Mr. Shepard, genial and accommadating agent visited family and friends in Pensacola
    Mr. Cook, of Wauke--, Wis. will be builiding home in November
    Mr. Frank Reily, tobacco tycoon of  Pensacola, was visiting
    Mr. TF McGourin's two-story building on Baldwin Ave. will be used for the Weinert grocery. Architect, Dryer is finishing the inside
    Mr John L. McKinnon is finishing his 52 foot long home in the eastern part of town
    Mr. John Prida visits his son Charles

There is an article of political nature mentionong Capt. JL McKinnon, Mr. Anderson and Mr. McSween
 
Notice of Publication:
September 8, 1894 - Thomas W. Gavins of Pineaway, will make final proof on homestead Number 24630 - SW qtr of SE qtr (other unreadable) sec. 8 T5N, R22W. Witnesses: GW Howard, JJ Sumerlin, Davis Gary, JH Givens, all of Pineway, Fla.; Alex Lynch, Register

September 8, 1894 - John W McSwain of Dorcas, Fla., will make final proof on homestead before James A. McLean, Clerk Circuit Court on Hd. #23969 for SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 & S 1/2 of SW 1/4 & NW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Sec. 24, T4N, R22W.  Wit.: CLN Hart, Dorcas; JH Richbourg, JD McCrimmon, L Cawthon of Crestview, Fla.; Alex Lynch, Register

September ?, 1894 - Mack Henry Busbee of Wood, Fla. will make final proof on homestead before James A. McLean, Clerk Circuit Court on Hd. #21287 for W 1/2 of SE 1/4 and E 1/2 ofSW 1/4 Sec. 32, T5N, R21W; Wit: JJ Lassiter, F Lassiter, WJD Cawthon of Wood and Henry Bovie of DeFuniak Springs; Alex Lynch, Register

October 5, 1894  - Ansel Monroe Neal of Crestview will make final proof on homestead #20834 before James A. McLean, Clerk Circuit Court for SW 1/4 Sec. 10, T4N, R23W; Wit.: BM Coppedge, JI Greene, WR Givens, SJ Manning, all of Crestview; Alex Lynch, Register

October 5th 1894 - Daniel Gohagan, Ealum, Fla. will make final proof on homestead #17981(?) before James A. McLean, Clerk Circuit Court for E 1/2 SW 1/4 and W 1/2 of NE 1/4 Sec. 18, T4N, R20W; wit.: A--- A. Pittman, W? Daughtry, Garland(?) Waldon, Frank Williamson, all of Ealum; Alex Lynch, Register

October 5th 1894 - Samuel D. Campbell, of Eucheeanna, Fla.will make final proof on homestead #93904(?) before James A. McLean, Clerk Circuit Court for E 1/2 of NE 1/4 Sec. 28, T2N, R18W; Wit.: JR McLean, JI McLeod, JA McLean, NJ McLeod, all of Eucheeanna; Alex Lynch, Register

Walton County Court Officers
Co. Judge, Jno. L Campbell; Clerk of Circuit Ct., James A McLean; Sheriff, Jno. A McLeod; Assessor of Revenue, Jno. G McLeod; Collector of Revenue, Jno. D McCrimmon; Treasurer, Thos. M King; Sup. of Registration, WL Cawthon; Supt. of Public Instruction.\, Rev. RQ Baker

County Commissioners
John C McSween, Chairman; CLN Hart, Jno. J McGaxkill, Lafayette Cawthon

Board of Public Instruction
WJ Stephens, Ch, JC Ward, JH Richbourg