February 1881
[Partial paper, very damaged. Front page missing. Date may be 19 Feb 1881] Killing near McDade -- On Saturday last, 12 Feb 1881, between 2 and 3 o'clock p.m., a young man, T. J. DAVIS, was killed by Dave CARTWRIGHT and John NASH. Took place about 4 miles south of McDade on the McDade and Bastrop road. DAVIS was about 20 years of age, son of Mr. B. F. DAVIS who has, under contract the bulding of
[four?] bridges in BC. [Next section in tatters -- possibly DAVIS was in possession of a pistol and a gun that he alledgedly swindled someone out of?] NASH obtained from Esq. W. H.COULSON a writ of sequestration to get possession of the gun and pistol. This writ was placed in the hands of Dave CARTWRIGHT, who had been summoned by Constable BISHOP to execute it, he summoning John NASH, son of Mr. Oscar NASH, to
assist him. They overtook DAVIS on the road, who refused to surrender, and fired on the posse.
NASH and CARTWRIGHT fired back killing DAVIS. The deceased's father took his son's body to Corsicana for interment. Inquest held at the residence of James TOWNSEND of BC before W. COULSON, Sr. and the following empanneled as jury: W. M. [W. J.?} SCARBOROUGH, W. N. SCRUGGS, James TOWNSEND, E. K. SMITH, W. PARKS, and J. W. [J. M.?] KEEL. Witnesses testifying: Wm. PARIS, [L.
F.?] FIELDS, Aleck WHITE, J. H. TANNER, W. R. KELTON, Thomas BISHOP - constable of the Precinct who said in part "The writ of sequestration was sued out by Horace NASH Horace is the uncle of John NASH, the defendant. I don't know what right Horace NASH claimed to the gun. He said it was on account of some money he had loaned the deceased on the gun." [The statements of each witness are published.] CARTWRIGHT and NASH, who came in and surrendered during the invetigation, under a $1,000 bond
each, were released from custody. [More.]

26 February 1881
Killing - C. R. “Sid/Cid” JENKINS and Norman GIRTMAN got into a difficulty on Sat. 19 Feb 1881 at a fish fry at the river at a place known as Red Bluff near Craft’s Prairie, with JENKINS hitting GIRTMAN over the head with a six shooter, resulting in GIRTMAN’s death on Tuesday. Esq. T. C. JOHNS held an
inquest with jury: W. J. HARGROVE, E. J. CLEMENT [CLEMENTS?], James DAVIS, J. A. WILSON, M. SHARBUT, T. A. KENT. JENKINS gave bond of $1500. Miss Emma FORBES, daughter of Dr. FORBES, deceased, is visiting the W. H. GRIMES family in Bastrop. A fired in McDade last night destroyed the saloon of Tom BISHOP, the store of COHEN Bros., the house of H. K. BARBEE, and the saloon of O. F. NASH.
Fire started, it is supposed by an incendiary, at 2 o’clock a.m. in the back of BISHOP’s saloon.

1879
MILTON, George -- dry goods/groceries, McDade [11 Oct]. See also Tom BISHOP. BISHOP, Tom -- general merchandise/groceries, Bastrop (formerly with Geo. MILTON at McDade) [11 Oct]. New ad appears 25 Oct.