Seth Thomas Clock Installed

The fourth courthouse was completed by J. Riely Gordon on 414 St. Joseph Street (Block 25), with water provided by an artesian well capable of producing 8,000 gallons of water in three hours. On March 26th, the Seth Thomas clock was installed in the courthouse tower. Boothe and Lewis Hardware opened at 520 St Paul Street (Block 33), and a permanent fire department was organized. On March 12, the construction bids for the Randle-Rather Building were received, and it was built on the south side of Block 23 on 427 St. George Street, housing many businesses over the years. On March 26, the contract was awarded to Henry Kane of Houston for $20,000 to over $30,000. The KD Social Club for men was formed and met in the Randle-Rather Building, remaining active for about twenty years. On July 9, the litigation over the ownership of John Wesley Hardin’s manuscript was settled in favor of the Hardin heirs and was published by Smith & Moore of Seguin.