Peterd Smith News Today

100 Years Ago—March 16, 1923 Frank Murphy 20 years old of Pearson Street was charged with the larceny of a handbag belonging to Mrs. Louis Resnik of Whittier Street, and

If only we could eavesdrop. Dotted throughout the county are still-standing trees, some hundreds of years old, proudly serving as silent bystanders to the important events taking place under their branches — what foresters call “witness trees.” Trees, especially substantial hardwoods, were scarce on the blackland prairie; so, a sturdy oak along a creek line was a rare and pleasant discovery and too precious to chop down for homebuilding. Which is why Bell County’s “midw...