Childress, TX Childress County Courthouse Fire, Oct 1891

Work will commence soon on the new $40,000 courthouse, which will be one of the best in the state.

The architecture is pronounced by all who profess to know to be first class and modern in all respects.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 8 Jan 1890

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New Courthouse

The new $40,000 courthouse is being pushed to completion rapidly, and will be a very handsome structure when finished.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 11 Dec 1890

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The new courthouse, now under construction, at a cost of $40,000... to be completed Jan 1, 1891.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 27 Jun 1890

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DESTRUCTION BY FLAMES.

NEW COURTHOUSE AND RECORDS OF CHILDRESS BURNED.

CHILDRESS, Tex., Oct. 21.---The new courthouse burned at 4 o'clock this morning. The records are all lost. Loss on house $45,000; on records and furniture $25,000. It was the work of an incendiary. No clew [sic].

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 22 Oct 1891

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Texas Courthouse Burned

CHILDRESS, Oct. 23. -- The courthouse of this place was burned to the ground Wednesday morning. The county records of Childress and Cottle counties are a total loss. The fire is supposed to be the work of incendiaries. Loss, $42,000.

Elkhart Daily Review, Elkhart, IN 23 Oct 1891

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To Rebuild the Courthouse---A Growing Town.

At a called meeting of the commissioners court it was decided to duplicate the courthouse recently burned, making some slight changes to make the building more safe from fire.

Childress had five dry goods stores, seven grocery stores, three hardware stores, two drug stores, two furniture stores, six hotels, two banks, one music store, two livery stables, two tin shops, one saddle and harness shop, three saloons, two restaurants, three lumber yards, three wagon yards, one barber shop, one boot and shoe shop, two feed stores, one ice and coal company, two butcher shops, five lawyers, three doctors and a population of 1200 people.

The first national bank building is receiving the finishing touches. It is an elegant structure. Two other brick buildings are being completed, new residences are continually going up, there is a great demand at present for residences for rent. There woolen business houses are being erected.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 2 Dec 1891
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!