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The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1858 (open access)

The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1858
Creator: Marschalk, Andrew, Sr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1858 (open access)

The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1858
Creator: Marschalk, Andrew, Sr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Medical Compound. (open access)

Improved Medical Compound.

Patent for improvements in medical compound.
Date: January 7, 1868
Creator: Taylor, Daniel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade, January 28, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade, January 28, 1868]

Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade discussing recent news of family and friends. She mentions that the weather has been very cold in Belton, and she has some new boarders. Someone named Loraine had typhoid fever.
Date: January 28, 1868
Creator: Spurgin, Elvira
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 21, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 21, 1872]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote about work that was being done around their home, including gathering wood and field work. In the letter, she mentioned how she and the children were getting along while he was away and that she hoped he would return home soon.
Date: January 21, 1872
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows. (open access)

Improvement in Plows.

Patent for a new improvement in agricultural plows that will not clog when used with sticky prairie-soil, including illustration.
Date: January 27, 1874
Creator: Ford, Isaac M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sally Osterhout, January 13, 1875] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sally Osterhout, January 13, 1875]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his niece, Sally Osterhout. He wrote her after receiving a letter a couple weeks prior. He was glad to hear his mother was well and told Sally what was happening with John and his family. He mentioned some of the cases he was working on, his children's schooling, and how his wife had recently come down with a pneumonia.
Date: January 13, 1875
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grub-Plow and Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Improvement in Grub-Plow and Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a device to remove grubs from soil, which consists of an adjustable gage-wheel and a cutter to remove grubs and to cut roots. The cutter can be also used to cut cotton-stalks. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1879
Creator: Talley, Reuben Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, January 10, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, January 10, 1881]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, about what was happening in Belton, Texas. He told her that she should have written sooner if she wanted a reply letter earlier. He regretted telling her that he had found out about her dancing at a local party and a committee had been organized to investigate the incident. He advised her to write the committee a letter lest they rescind her membership in the church.
Date: January 10, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Belton Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1882 (open access)

The Belton Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1882

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1882
Creator: Batte, J. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Belton Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1882 (open access)

The Belton Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1882

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1882
Creator: Batte, J. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to her Sister, January 25, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Osterhout to her Sister, January 25, 1883]

Letter from Ora Osterhout to her sister with news from Belton, TX. She wrote about letters that had been received from other family members and who was planning to visit soon. She told her sister that their brother, Paul, had brought gifts for them and that she wanted her sister to bring her one, too.
Date: January 25, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Ora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farmer (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 9, 1884 (open access)

Texas Farmer (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 9, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is the "official medium of communication for the Texas State Grange" (Vol. 2, No. 5).
Date: January 9, 1884
Creator: Fuller, J. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1886 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1886
Creator: Cox & Lewis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. Gertrude wrote to inform Paul about wedding preparations their family was helping to make. She also wrote that their father sold the stocks to a business he was involved in and might start up a small one of his own.
Date: January 6, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 9, 1886 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 9, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 9, 1886
Creator: Cox & Lewis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Belton Journal. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1886 (open access)

The Belton Journal. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 14, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1886 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 16, 1886
Creator: Cox & Lewis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1886 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 23, 1886
Creator: Cox & Lewis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1886 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 30, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 30, 1886
Creator: Cox & Lewis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ring and Buckle. (open access)

Combined Ring and Buckle.

Patent for a new and improved combined ring and buckle. This design is "to provide a device particularly for use in halters, whereby the manufacture of the latter may be accomplished without so much sewing or riveting of the parts together as is required where the ordinary halter-ring is used. [It] is capable of application to purposes other than harnesses" (lines 9-16).
Date: January 4, 1887
Creator: Kay, William V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 8, 1887 (open access)

The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 8, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 8, 1887
Creator: Cox, William D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 15, 1887 (open access)

The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 15, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 15, 1887
Creator: Cox, William D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1887 (open access)

The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 22, 1887
Creator: Cox, William D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History