Texas History Minute:

He returned to Texas in 1865 and rebounded from the war He expanded his property holdings and was elected sheriff of McLennan County in 1873 As Reconstruction came to an end, he was elected as a delegate to the state constitutional convention that drafted the 1876 constitution the state still uses

In 1880, he was drafted to run for state senate The county Democratic convention could not agree between two candidates and chose Ross as a compromise Ross reluctantly accepted and won in a landslide

As early as 1884, newspapers began calling for Ross to run for governor In 1886, he threw his hat into the ring and won the election with a resounding 73% of the vote In 1888, he presided over the dedication of the new State Capitol building, rebuilt after its destruction in an 1881 fire He pushed the legislature to fund a new state orphanage and a Confederate veterans nursing home He ran a comfortable budget surplus for Texas. Republicans did not nominate a candidate in 1888, and Ross was re-elected easily, defeating the Prohibition Party candidate

As his term was winding down, he was chosen to be the third president of what is now Texas A&M University The college had struggled since its founding in 1876 He raised student fees in order to construct a new cafeteria and a new dorm (named Ross Hall) He expanded the curriculum and began allowing women to attend the college (though only the daughters of professors) Enrollment rose dramatically and the school’s money problems soon vanished The university band was formed and the first football teams were organized Students also began publishing their own newspaper and yearbook under Ross

In 1894, he was a offered a seat on the Railroad Commission, but he declined in order to continue serving as president of the college Ross was a popular figure on campus, and students developed a great deal of loyalty toward him However, he died suddenly at the age of 59 in 1898 University students accompanied Ross’s body to Waco where the funeral was held

In 1917, the state established Sul Ross State Normal College in Alpine in his memory Nearly three thousand students now attend Sul Ross State University Ross’s influence continued to be felt at

Texas A&M A street on campus was later named in his honor A statue of Ross was placed on the Texas A&M campus in 1918 Students to this day often place pennies at the feet of the statue for good luck on their exams

Monday, January 9, 2017

Antique Tiger Oak Dining Table with 5 leaves & 6 chairs Donated by Tamela and Scott Shadden

Baked item Donated by Mary Stonebarger

Christmas in April A tree full of 12K gold trimmed handblown Egyptian ornaments DonatedbyGeorgiaCaraway, Howe Mercantile

CASH DONORS

$500 Waldo Funeral Home

$250 Tod Corbin

$204 Tim Diamond Bicycle Raffle result

$100 Marie Curtis, Sandra Zulawski

$50 Ray Selby, Elliott and Carrie Simpson, Wanda and ND Moses, Handgun Instructors of Texas

100 % tax deductible auction items

6-month Business Card-size Ad in Howe Enterprise Donated by Howe Enterprise

2-month Half-page Ad in Howe Enterprise Donated by Howe Enterprise

One-Dozen Cupcakes Donated by Mama Suzy’s Sweets & Eats

Tips, Tools, & Techniques Donated by author Georgia Caraway

Black Lacquer Display Case Donated by Madge McDade

Pewter Candlesticks Donated by Grace Johnson, Tulsa OK

Pair of Pewter Mugs Donated by Grace Johnson, Tulsa, OK

Lead Crystal Bowl Donated by Howe Mercantile, Georgia Caraway

Handpainted Bread Box Donated by Donna Pelkey

Basket of Goodies for Wedding or Anniversary Donated by Baskets & Buckets by Diamond, Howe Mercantile

“V Wall”

Framed Photograph In and About Howe Donated by Mark

Hansen Photography

Pecan Praline Cake with Caramel Crème Icing Donated by Mama

Suzy’s Sweets & Eats

Autographed Book Uncle Andy’s: A Faaabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol by his nephew James Warhola Donated by Georgia Caraway

Handcrafted Woven Copper Wire and Bead Cross. Donated by Jennifer Anne McGovern

Bulldog Pillow Donated by Georgia Caraway, Howe Mercantile

Cut and Etched Glass Bud Vase Donated by Brett Jones, Texas Home Emporium

Autographed Book The Orphan Syndrome by Dr Nick Eno Donated by Watt Wealth Management

Basket of Paris Items Donated by Howe Mercantile, Georgia Caraway

Large Egyptian Blown Glass Perfume Bottle with 12K Gold Trim

Donated by Howe Mercantile, Georgia Caraway

Italian Cream Cake Donated by Jean Norman

Howe Bunting Donated by Howe Mercantile, Georgia Caraway

Vintage Flower Garden Decoration Donated by Trudy Whitney, Howe Mercantile

Handcrafted Bird Feeder Donated by Cindy Puckett, Howe Mercantile

Franz Blue Magpie Porcelain Sugar Jar with Cover Donated by Robyn Lee and GrahamPhipps,Denton

Current raffle item is a black and gold quilt made by Tina Stambaugh Cox and tickets are $1 each at Howe Mercantile

In Kind Donors

Howe Mini Storage

CW Flooring of Denton, 4 chandeliers

CW Flooring of Denton 4 light sconces

Howe Historical Society, crystal chandelier

Boyd Dunn, services, construction supervisor for church restoration

City of Howe, services

Brice Harvey, bbq cook

Janie Finney, banners and signs

Don Anderson, auctioneer

Anna Anderson, auctioneer clerk

Howe Enterprise, advertising

Van Alstyne Leader, advertising

Herald Democrat, advertising

Donna Wormsbaker, beans for BBQ dinner

Bev Martin, bread for BBQ dinner

Georgia Caraway, sausage for BBQ dinner

Mary Stonebarger 8 dozen cookies for BBQ dinner

Oscar Blankemeyer, sausage for BBQ dinner

Mama Suzy’s Sweets and Eats, 8 doz sugar cookies for dinner

Howe Fire Department, use of building for BBQ dinner

Michelle Walker and Howe Mercantile, table decorations

Howe ISD scores well in

controversial A-F ratings

Whether the grading system for school districts is a fair practice or not is highly debated But what is not debated is the results that saw Howe ISD receive letter grades of B, A, B, and B in scoring system

Domains I, II, III and IV

Howe scored higher than Sherman and Denison but were just under the B, A, B, A of Van Alstyne ISD