Yesteryears: Andice man films UFO

145 Years Ago (October 28, 1880)Glimpses of GeorgetownA pretty hard norther and rain blew up last Friday morning a little while before daylight. Fires and overcoats were in demand Friday morning.

Yesteryears: 1900 mystery murderess confesses to killing constable

125 Years Ago (October 18, 1900)Woman confesses in Constable Gamble assassinationOur readers will remember the assassination of Constable Gamble, of Taylor, two years ago, full particulars of which appeared in these columns at the time.

Yesteryears: Murder and mayhem in 1900 Georgetown

125 Years Ago (October 4, 1900)Georgetown woman at center of moonlit murder mysteryFormer Deputy Sheriff Tom Basham, of Houston, arrived here with a woman, who had multiple aliases. She was arrested at San Angelo on charge of murdering Constable S. A. Gamble in Taylor, August 29, 1898.

Yesteryears: Williamson County court to hear charges against singer Willie Nelson

145 years ago (September 30, 1880)Williamson County news• Mr. David Love has had a quantity of rock, gravel &c., hauled and dumped in the street in front of the business houses just west of the court house. If every business man in town would do as much, the streets would be in a better condition.

Yesteryears: 1900 Galveston hurricane horrors reach Georgetown

145 Years Ago (September 23, 1880)Williamson County cotton farmers battle rain, boll worms, and caterpillarsThe rain still continues and farmers are looking and feeling very blue.

Yesteryears: Georgetown takes action after Galveston destruction in 1900

145 years ago(September 16, 1880)High hopes for high cottonIn the language of the Belton Journal, cotton continues to roll in.

Yesteryears: 5,500 saddle up at the new Posse stadium in San Gabriel Park

145 Years Ago(September 9, 1880)Georgetown boys choose work over idlenessSome of the boys in Georgetown are made out of the right sort of material. As soon as cotton opened enough to commence picking, they procured a sack and went to the cotton field.

YESTERYEARS: A century of first bales, Georgetown’s cotton tradition

145 Years Ago(August 26, 1880)1880: First cotton bale arrivesThe first bale of new cotton came into Georgetown late Saturday evening and was bought by the merchants for 13 cents per pound. The bale classed good middling and weighed 645 pounds. It brought the owner, Mr. H. F. Stark, $83.

Yesteryears: Alleged thieves’ run ends at chicken shack

125 years Ago (July 5, 1900)Judge Glasscock battles Johnson grassWilliamson County’s Judge Glasscock has a patch of Johnson grass, which has hitherto defied all his efforts to destroy. He has tried salt and kerosene oil, with the result that the grass grew more vigorously and thicker than ever.

Yesteryears: Showing at The Monarch Theatre

January 26, 1923 1923 Rainfall By Months January: 2.31 February: 1.03 March: 1.14 April: 2.15 May: 0.19 June: 1.15 July: 0.26 August: 0.08 September: 1.12 October: 0.20 November: 1.89 December: 0.11 Total 1923 rainfall: 11.63” * At the top of the ad is the Box Ring Valve.