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1880s

LIVERY STABLE
opened: ca 1870
location: corner of East Tutt and Hughes
Operated by: James 'Jim' Arron Haning, grandfather of Gladys McKinney Davis
Phone Number: 11

MILL
opened: 1874
Owner: John DeSpain Spark

TOWN DEED
from: Jabez & Harriett Haning
to: Town of Howe
date: May 15, 1876
file: Book 32, pgs 565,566, May 15, 1876, Deed Records, Grayson County, Texas

HOWE
incorporated 1884

FIRST LOG HOUSE
owner: Jabez Haning
location: close to creek at west end of Davis Street

TOWN OFFICIALS
mayor: George M. McCrary
aldermen: W. W. Smith; J. T. Edwards; Henry Stevens; S. W. Young
marshal: J. W. Culver

FIRST BANK
name: Bank of Howe
organized by: W. H. H. Bean & William Tolbert

SALOONS
#1 - located on the SW corner of Denney & Haning
#2 - located on S. Hughes (behind Mack's $ash)
#3 - east of railroad tracks on south side of Haning Avenue

Howe Grain & Mercantile Corporation was one of the largest grain shippers in Texas

A. M. Ferguson (brother to Gov. Ferguson) had offices and grain elevators; was a renowned author; gained nationwide prominence about varieties of cotton and red rustproof oats; famous seed breeder.

BLACKSMITH SHOP
date: 1890
location: S. Hughes (previous location of saloon)
operator: Ed Hannah

TELEPHONE SYSTEM
date: 1890
The Farmington and Howe Telephone Company

J. A. HUGHES GRAIN COMPANY
date: 1890s
operator & manager: Frank Grigg

FIRST SCHOOL
date: 1877
location: east of railroad tracks; north side of Haning Avenue

Howe History

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