* The Log Cabin, May 26, 1899 -- “The work of securing the rights of way for the Black Diamond Railroad is progressing in a very gratifying manner, 27 of 46 citizens of this county having already granted free rights of way through their farms.”
* Claims allowed by Harrison County Court, March 1889 to October 1890 -- “A.E. Colegrove, stoves for court room, $6.30; A. Goldberg, clothing for prisoners, $2.75; S. Renaker, pump for jail, $13; T.A. Frazer, clothing for pauper, $1.95; T. H. Hood, school books for poor children, $4.70.”