In 1882 “Mr. J.W. Pittman’s family of five children picked over 1,600 pounds of cotton. Two of the boys , George and Jeff, picked 403 and 337 pounds respectively. A little 12-year old girl picked 218 pounds. This was a day’s work.” Stephenville Empire

In early November of 1891, at Woods Saloon in Dublin, Tom Woods got into a fight with a customer, Frank Craig, and knifed him to death. Stephenville Empire