Old Chisholm Trail to Be Marked by Marker Steer Head
United Press reports at Austin that a Longhorn head from an 1871 Kansas & Pacific map will mark the Chisholm Trail. Prof. J. Frank Dobie of the University of Texas leads a committee to mark the route using the map and reminiscences of surviving trail drivers. The project accepts disputes over the trail’s true path while noting the long cattle drive era and shifts from Texas toward Kansas.
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United Press
Austin
Kansas & Pacific” Railway
Chisholm ‘Trail
Texas
Kansas
State
J. Frank Dobie
University of Texas
U. S. Cavalry
Chisholm Trail
Dobie
Fort Gibson
Fort Cobb
Fort Arbuckle
Indian Territory
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Black Beaver
Jesse Chisholm
Wichita
Chisholm
Washita River
Abilene
Leavenworth
Red River
King Returns From Jobber's District Meet
Mason King manager of the Amarillo Jobbers and Manufacturers Association returned from the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention in Abilene. District No 1 includes Potter and 19 surrounding counties. The Panhandle exhibit, arranged by H F Luna, featured every product grown or manufactured in the Panhandle and was praised as original and diversified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason King
Amarillo
King
Porkers Bottle Fed Thrive At Saskatchewan Farm
In Regina Saskatchewan on June 2 a litter of hogs thrived on a bottle and lived in a chicken brooder at the H Wallis farm in the d Arcy district. The unusual feeding method kept the piglets lively and healthy as they grew under farm conditions.
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Regina
Sask
H. Wallis
d’Arcy
Cattle Trail Route Through Texas to Doan’s Crossing
The account traces the cattle drive from a branch ending at Houston to Brownsville and Matamoros, crossing the Chisholm trail at Red River station in Montague county, then through San Antonio Austin Georgetown Waco Fort Worth and on to Doan’s Crossing via later western routes. It notes Mexican cattle crossing into the Texan path and shifts in the drive during the 1870s.
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Houston
Brownsville
Matamoros
Mexico
Chisholm
San Antonio
Austin
Georgetown
Waco
Fort Worth
Red River Station
Montague County
Jesse Chisholm
Red River
Dean
Chamber Appeals for Santa Fe Railway Campaign Checks
The finance committee asks all subscribers to send checks to the Chamber of Commerce for funds to purchase the Santa Fe Railway right of way. The goal is to complete collection by week’s end, with directors and officers aiding the effort.
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Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Fan Discovers All Bullfights Honest Fan
An Associated Press report from Madrid notes a bullfighting fan calling the sport the most honest outdoor spectacle in the world while discussing Primo Carnera. The remark reflects a local sentiment amid coverage of bullfighting events in Spain.
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Fan
Associated Press
Madrid
Primo Carnera
Boxing Debarment Sparks Statewide Debate
J I Duflot of West Texas State Teachers College Canyon visited Amarillo on business as discussions on boxing debarment continue in several states. The aficionads concluded that no bribe can keep a ball from meddling with bullfighter horns.
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J. I. Duflot
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Amarillo
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