Description of Texas frontier from the New York Times, 1874

Mentions: La Saba * Magee, Kemper, Gutierez, Perry * Jean Lafitte of Bordeaux * Dr. Long of Tennessee * Claiborne * Mr. Baker *

By Mrs. B. M. Roberts, Austin, Texas.

Often the fathers or older brothers would have to take their guns and accompany the children to school, for the Indians had not been entirely driven out of the country, and often a band of these savages would swoop down on a little settlement of white people during the light of the moon, and strike terror to the hearts of the bravest of them. The children, in going to and from school, went through many dangers and hardships, which the boys and girls of todev know nothing about - This is an excellent account

Bits Of Historical Information

By J. Marvin Hunter.

Mentions: Disturnell's treaty map published in 1850 * the Republic of Fredonio * Hayden French * Mr. C. A. Dwyer, cashier of the Union National Bank of Houston * George R. James, of Washington, D. C. * Fort Graham, in Hill county * the old Jose Maria village * Hillsboro *

MILAM A MASON.

Mentions: Ben Milam * Veramendi Palace * Milam's Masonic membership was asked by William Eiler * Guy T. Cude, secretary of Scottish Rite Bodies * Jesse Jones (secretary of Alamo Lodge) * Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dillingham * Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Woodward of Kerrville * THE FINGER OF SUSPICION.

Col. F. M. McCaleb, veteran newspaper man, who wrote of early days in Southwest Texas, his articles being published each Sunday in the San Antonio Express, tells of a near-tragedy in Frio county, in the middle 1870’s wherein Virgil Johnson, a pioneer rancher, came near being the chief actor. This is his story.

Further Mentions: Mrs. Oge * Miss Laura Hamner of Amarillo, Mrs. Max Bader and Miss Edna Lewis of Bellville, Texas * Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Stephens and Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Willingham, of San Antonio *

San Antonio Express

West Texas, Borden County and its county seat, Gail, are named for Gail Borden, who with his brother edited at San Felipe, in 1835 the first Texas newspaper-then called The Texas Telegraph. This Gail Borden was also the inventor of condensed milk, now a popular culinary necessity. The town of Borden in Lavaca County, 160 miles from San Antonio was named for him. This is his story

Mentions: Stephen F. Austin * Ben R. Milam, F. W. Johnson, J. C. Neil *

From The Progress, Anahuac, Texas.

The story of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers, Texas patriot, and the man for whom Chambers county was named, is one of the state's most thrilling tales. Centering it is the village, now the bustling little oil metropolis of Anahuac. General Chambers, a dramatic figure, called it Chambersea and planned a city for it.

His life was one of the most tragic in all Texas' long story. He died from the bullet wound of a murderer in his home in Anahuac, believing that the state which he helped to save from the clutches of Mexico, had been unjust to Him. Read the story and you will f:Ce why.

Further Mentions: Orange county,Virginia * The Louisville Courier Journal * Miss Abbie Chubb * Chief Justice Roberts * Trinity Bay * Governor Jim Hogg * Miles Crowley of Galveston * Marsene Johnson of Galveston * Mrs. Kate Chambers Sturgis, and Mrs. Stella J. McGregor * Governor Miriam A. Ferguson * Dr. James F. Long, a native of Tennessee *

By Frederick Law Olmsted (Continued from Last Month)

Mentions: Nachitoches or Grand Ecore * the Sabine * Mrs. Stokers * Bushy Park * Mr. Strather, an adjacent planter, originally from Mississippi * Gaines's ferry * the Fraternity of Masons * the Presbyterian University * The Masonic Institute * Mr. Brown *

By Marjorie Rogers, Marlin, Texas

The name of Andrews is listed with the great pioneer builders of Texas. The last statement of Big Dick Andrews, as he was mortally wounded in the early struggle of Texans with Mexico, "I'm a dead man, boys, but don't let the others know it; keep on fighting to death," is one of the greatest patriotic heritages bestowed upon Texans.

The Texas Revolution was in the brewing when Richard and Micah Andrews of Alabama oiled their guns, packed their covered wagon and started for the "little two-horse republic under the Lone Star." Little did these two strong, large men dream as they drove over the muddy trails guided only by familiar landmarks, watched for Indians and made plans for the new life that they were destined to become Texas heroes. This is their story.

Mentions: Big Dick Andrews * Richard Andrews and Micah Andrews of Alabama * Captain Billingsly * the Battle of Mission Concepcion * William Andrews * Richmond in Fort Bend county * the Battle of Brandywine * Sandersville, Georgia * Louis Rodriguez, a native of San Antonio * Mina * Noah Smithwick * Captain Eastland * brothers, Richard and Redden * the Cordova-Flores combination * La Grange * Redden Andrews * Redden Andrews, Jr., a Baptist preacher *

By Max Coleman, Lubbock, Texas.

This is the true account of how the career of buck-toothed young William Bonney began and swelled under the notorious name, "Billy the Kid."

Mentions: a Texan known as Bill Roberts * a ruddy cheeked Englishman named Tunstall * the Ruidoso river * Frank Coe * the Rio Felez * Dick Brewer * Baker and Morton * the Lincoln County War * Silver City * Pat Coghlin * John Chism * Murphy and Dolan, * William Bonney * John Middleton, Charlie Browdre, Tom O'Pallard, George and Frank Coe * Blazer's Mill * Sheriff Brady * Seven Rivers * Lew Wallace * Tom O'Pallard * Pat Garrett * The LX Ranch at Tascosa, Texas * Fort Sumner * Jim East * Stinking Springs * a jailor named Ollinger and one named Bell * Barney Mason * Kip McKinney and John W. Poe * Roswell * Pete Maxwell *

By Clyde Wantland

Story of the Dad Noakes' store raid and the pursuit that followed led by Captain Lee H. McNelly, (includes old photo) March 26, 1875.

Mentions: Dad Noakes at Nuecestown * Lee H. McNelly (includes photo) * John Lane, Mike Dunn and Tom Nelson * Burton * Corpus Christi * George Durham * the Santa Gertrudes ranch * Captain King and Captain Kenedy * Rancho La Para * Martin Culver and Hines Clark * Culver * the "Big Sands," * the Arroya Colorado * Laguna Madre * Raymondville * Herman Rock of Brownsville * Rancho Las Rucias * Mercedes between the present city of and the Rio Grande * Red Thomas * Jesus Sandoval * the old Taylor road * Horace Maben and Deaf Rector * Dick Heye * Resaca de la Palma * Pital Hill * Sergeant Orrill * George Durham * Sonny Smith * Participants in the Pital battle were Sergeants L. L. Wright and R. P. Orrill; Corporals Polly Williams and W. L. Rudd, and Privates S. A. Adams, George, P. Durham, Matt Fleming, Horace Maben, Tom McGovern, H. J. Rector, Jesus Sandoval, Sonny Smith and Jim Wofford * Rancho El Sauz, the lower part of the King empire * Durham, for almost sixty years has been a foreman on the King Ranch * Karnes county * Mr. Wantland * Cortina's bandits * Mr. and Mrs. Jim Berry of Pearsall * Miss Esther Berry and Mrs. Dick Praessell, and Mr. Praessell, of San Antonio * Mrs. M. Rose * Viola Holloway, Anna Lee Tinney, Lilla Jeanne Tuck, Josephine Hauser, Martha Nell Beddingfield, Walton Daniel, Ronald Baldridge, June Gillaspy, Milton Heimann, Joe Henry Mills, Neal Matthews, Jackie Palmer, Louise Niehaus, George Holliman, Charles Vandever, Florence Harris, Edwin Gulledge, Ernestine McDonald, James Shattuck, Gloria Anneola, Concepcion Arredondo, Sophie Bowles, Billie Cochran, Jimmie Taylor, Tommy Morris, Jack Hardy, Maxine McClung, Patricia Dial, Ruth Wilson, Anna Belle Reynolds, Mary Josephine Lowrance, Mary Bowles, Mary Elaine Oehler, Leroy Baker, Mary Etta Kelsey, Charles Hurst, Aaron Robertson, Robert Bryant, Ruth Garrett, Loraine Estes, J. C. Carlisle, Carlos Lopez, Harris Swearingen, Raymond Riley, Harold Rogers, Tom Calvin * Hal S. Hudspeth * Mount Green, in Bexar county *

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