Celebrating History: Courthouse, marriage, church and celebrations

By Emily Mayer

The people of Hill County finally got the news they were waiting for. On the front page of The Hill County Democrat’s June 26, 1915, edition ran this headline:

SITE SELECTION NOW SETTLED

HILL COUNTY WILL NOW HAVE A COURT HOUSE

NEW LOCATION SATISFIES ALL

Work Has Commenced In Building Hill County’s Court House

All the troubles of the county commissioners are ended at last relative to the selection of a court-house site. The selection of the Catholic church site seems to meet with universal satisfaction and all the different factions have gotten together on the proposition and wor...