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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES re: Red River County Poor Farm |
| Submitted by: Sharon Stephens Black Paris, TX black@1starnet.com |
| 1 January 1921 The Clarksville Times page 146, microfilm roll # 2002-2 |
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County Farm Inmate Dies Scott McKinney tells us that Aunt Liz Grizzle, the first pauper ever sent to the county poor farm near Bagwell and who has been an inmate for 47 years died last week. |
| 26 August 1941 Unknown newspaper clipping page 157, microfilm roll # 2002-2 |
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County to Sell Poor Farm Near Bagwell, Used 63 years The property located east of Bagwell and known as the poor farm will be sold by Red River County September 1 at public auction. County Judge M.A. Lawson explained to the Times Monday that the order of the commissioners’ court authorizing this sale was warranted by current conditions and circumstances. The number of people being cared for by the county at this farm has dwindled due simply to the fact -----assistance and other forms of aid have made possible the discharge of several clients. Expense of operation is approximately $100 monthly and the number of beneficiaries is too small to justify this outlay. Court officials feel that money from the sale of this property, placed in an income bearing trust fund, will be sufficient to practically take care of future demands Established in 1878 The poor farm at Bagwell was established in 1878. The land comprising 57 ˝ acres, was bought from M.J. Mullins and wife. It has been continuously maintained as a charitable institution during the past sixty-three years. Several small structures are located on the land. Interesting Sidelight An interesting sidelight is provided in a letter recently received by Judge Lawson from Tacoma, Washington. The letter, written by Mrs. Dollie Rule Legget, was pertaining to birth records, but she stated that her father, Nathan Rule, was the first manager of the county poor farm two years after its establishment. How long Rule had charge of the farm and other facts which might have been of interest were not ascertained. Sale of this property will leave the county another farm which was originally acquired for taking care of indigent people. It is now being operated by the National Youth Administration and is located north of Avery.
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The microfilm from which these articles
came is owned by the Red River County Texas Genealogical Society and housed at the Red River County Public Library in Clarksville, TX. It is not available anywhere else and has been given no "formal" name or series. |