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© Rush Springs Gazette 21 October 1982 Rush Springs History Book By: Hobert Ragland Thomas Graham, an intermarried citizen moved down on Rush Creek to a place about three miles west of Burt, and about 14 miles southeast of Rush Springs. He enclosed a large stretch of land on which the little town of Bailey was to be established. Sometime near 1891, a Mr. Davis built a little store on Mr. Graham's place. On June 25, 1892, a post office was established at the place with Mr. Thomas Graham as postmaster. The little place was called Bailey. Mr. Davis sold the store to Turner Kelly abd G. D. Kelly, and they sold it to Mr. Tom Wordsham and his brother. They made it into a general store. In 1902, a townsite consisting of 32½ acres was laid out. The plat shows there was some 15 houses in the city limits at that time. At one time, there was a drug store, blacksmith shop, general merchandise store, post office, cotton gin, school, and a Methodist church. Dr, Waters and a Dr. Beck were two practicing physicians in 1891. Mr. T. C. Worsham ran the general store, J. D. Waters was the druggist, a Mr. Blackburn was the school teacher, and Rev. Armstrong, the minister. At the time of this writing [1949], there is nothing at this place to remind one of a former town. |
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