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“It’s definitely picked up,” City Code Enforcement Officer Mike Weems said
of Dublin Construction. Workers have been steadily progressing at the Golden
Chick site (above) which is being fitted for plumbing (the pipes can be seen
through the future entryway). A lot was subdivided for construction on N.
Park (below, right) and Callon Ratliff has been making serious headway there.
The Hair Pin (at right) is expanding from 400 to 1,000 square feet after
acquiring a neighboring storage locker and incorporating it into the salon.
The laundromat on Patrick (below, left) is also getting a face lift and being
divided to make way for a new pizza place (in negotiations now). Meanwhile,
the historic Grist Mill has continued its much-needed restoration. You just
can’t stop Dublin progress! (Photos by Paul Gaudette and Mac McKinnon)
Antique tractors
pulling for Dublin
By PAUL GAUDETTE
Staff Writer
Gentlemen, start your
tractors! The annual Antique
Tractor Pull is set for
Saturday at the City Park,
starting at 10 a.m.
The event was conceived
several years ago by Ronnie
Ward, Roy Armstrong and
Dick Palmore and used to
run alongside the BBQ,
Blarney and Beans Cookoff
when it was in existence.
Ward and company are
still watching over the event
to this day, and he promises
a day of fun on par with
years past.
The pull will be separated
into 5 divisions of tractors,
each pulling 3,000-12,500
pounds.
Contestants will be using
the HWH Pulling Sled from
Stephenville and Walter
Allen of Hico will be
announcing all of the
action.
First place winners will
receive a trophy so that
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN-
The annual Dublin Antique
Tractor pull is this Saturday
at the City Park.
DairyFest herding to
Stephenville July 3
Legends of Dublin
By PAUL GAUDETTE
Staff Writer
“0 beautiful for spacious
skies, For amber waves of
grain..."
Agriculture is tied deep
into the American way of
life, and locals will get a
Big Faith in Small Town Texas
by Jeri D, Martin
Special to the Citizen
Summer is here and
Vacation Bible School and
other church camps are
happening at many of the
Dublin area churches.
Since the early days of
Dublin and Erath County
religion has been a part of
the community. The earliest
seems to have been a
Reverend William Robinson.
He had settled on the Paluxy
and was a farmer during the
week and a preacher on
Sundays. He rode around
the community unarmed to
preach to the pioneers.
According to early records
he preached his first sermon
in Erath County on
September 7th, 1855 in a
log cabin in Stephenville.
Over time he was
sometimes referred to as
“Choctaw Bill”. This may
have had something to do
with preaching to some of
the area Indians as well. His
sermons could sometimes
really get going and last for
hours.
There is a story that some
of the Choctaw were not
fans of the long sermons.
They would rise to leave
The Little Church on Grafton
saying “white man lie, him
preach too long”.
Reverend Robinson was a
big part of organizing the
Baptist Church here in
Dublin. The first structure
was built on the Leon. Then,
a little later on he started
preaching at a log cabin
about three miles northwest
of the present Dublin.
This became known at the
Leon Baptist Church. In the
beginning it had about
twelve members, which
were made up of the O’Neal
and Keith families, some of
the earliest settlers in
Dublin.
It was not too long after
moving to the cabin that the
name was changed to Dublin
Baptist Church. Some of the
earliest records for the
church seemed to have been
lost when some boys out
hunting used the pages
from “the clerk’s book to
use for' wadding in their
guns”.
Sometime around 1860
See LEGEND, All
Turning Back
The Pages
By SANDRA THOMAS.
everyone knows these
antiques can pull their
weight just as well as the
new guys.
Once the tractors are
done, there will also be
some hot rods and trucks
pulling for the public’s
enjoyment.
SeeTRACTORS, A10
chance to celebrate it along
with the Land of the Free on
July 3 at the Stephenville
City Park when DairyFest
joins Stephenville’s
Independence Day
celebration from 11:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
The event, sponsored by
TriCounty Agribusiness
Association, usually runs in
June to coincide with
National Dairy Month.
“We feel that changing to
July 3 will allow us to fulfill
TriCounty’s mission even
more,” TCAA Executive
Director Heidi Westbrook
advised. “This should
provide TCAA a greater
opportunity to educate,
See DAIRY,A10
Citizen
honored
again
The Texas Press
Association held their
annual awards presentation
on June 17-June 19 in San
Antonio.
The statewide competition
was stiff but the Citizen
earned two awards in its
division
Mac McKinnon and Paul
Gaudette won first place for
their feature photo
submissions.
The paper also earned
third place in the coveted
general excellence contest.
110 YEARS AGO
JUNE 29, 1900
The palatial residence of
Dr. G. P. Herndon, on North
Patrick, was almost
completely destroyed by
fire. Grief Herndon was sick
in one of the upper rooms
and gave the alarm.
The Ex-Confederate
reunion committee
accepted the proposition
of Dr. O’Brien for use of his
pasture near town for the
reunion.
The Dublin band boys
were hired to play at the
fireman’s picnic in
Stephenville on July 4th.
A fine apple was brought
to the Progress office grown
on Mrs. Tom Dobkins place
in the Third ward. It
measured eleven inches in
circumference one way and
twelve the other.
Mrs. Sallie Herndon, Miss
Coda Caswell, and Mrs. W.
J. Wingo traveled to El Paso
to attend the state teacher’s
meeting.
90 YEARS AGO
JULY 2, 1920
M. Hoffman purchased
the one-story building
opposite the Dublin
National Bank from Mr.
Casey of Waco for $7,750.
The building had been
occupied by the Comer
Cafe and was previously
known as the Self bank
property.
Dublin Lodge No. 504
installed officers and they
included: John Wilhite, I. H.
Humble, J. C. Hamilton, J. J.
Whihite, J. H. Gordon, H. E.
Fisher, F. Hamilton, and J. J.
Easley.
M.C. Witcher and B. M.
Utterback under the firm
name Witcher & Utterback
entered the fire insurance
business and opened an
office on Grafton Street.
The new Hamon road was
doing an immense
passenger and freight
business. On Wednesday
the road handled 904
passengers between Dublin
and Breckenridge counting
both directions.
The city council met and
declined to issue a permit
for the Katy to erect a new
wooden depot at the foot
of Patrick and Grafton
streets, to take the place of
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Forecast
Thursday
afternoon
storms
95/72
Friday ^
strains ,
possible
96/73
Saturday
sunshine
96/73
Sunday
mostly
sunny
96/73
very warm
96/73
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