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BIG SPRING, TEX AS, DAILY HERALDTHURSDAY, JULY 23,1931tencethe pioneers of thit stretch of clt; try. They were the nucleus c piecent day city of more t twelve thousand people.ran# and the spring gradually died away.IndiansWhile Caipentei was still on the range he heard some of the boys come in one evening and a bit excited. They told of how they had found a small band of Comanche Indians on Tobacco creek about ten miles northeast of Lamesa. But the Indians were bothering nothing and no trouble resulted.In 1881 the first settleis came to the country anu began s aking out claims and filing for land. It wa. cheap, and any of it in the country would have sold for a dollar an acre with forty years to pay for it. Even the land right around thf town could have been bought at ;hat price. A faimer was considered a settler It was In 1894 that Caipenter married Miss Winnie Bainett, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Barnett. The couple settled down in Big Spring, where the husband secured employment. Not so long af er they had blt; en mariied they awok3 one morning to find the ground covered with a six to eight inch blanket snow. Drifts were stacked up five and s*\ feet high. It was the worst snow storm hv had ever seen.July of 1902 brought the worst flood that the town has ever known. A rain which at first gave only slight promise turned into a “gulley ' washer and it rained 12.89 inches before the clouds moved away. W'ater ioared down the draw and backed up as far in the city as where the First National bank now is located. Caipenter and someother men made a trip to the lumber yard and got two big cypress water Doughs. Coupling them together they came down by tie railroad tracks, turned south and paddled a block and a half before grounding.A fellow whose name Mr. Carpenter has forgotten was the first benff of Howard county, but he was lollow'ed by Bill and John Birdwell as atrong arms of the law. They kept peace and order for atime before Jim Baggett was elected. Jim Baggdtt held office for fourteen y« ars and was as good a sheriff as Howard county has ever had.First AutomobileCarpenter kr.ew all the people in town and was on hand when in 1898 the fir«t automobile was brought to the city and owned bya Mr. Patton, master mechanic for the i allroad. George Tamsitt followed suit with Joe Ward getting one next. Thev did not have time to exhibit them much for they were employed most of the time In repairing them.Buggies and surreye were the chief mode of Dave! in the days preceding the automobile «nJ the old buck board wagon was used extensively. The fellow that ownedPartiesFrom The Herald. 1914:The Rook Club held Its ammeeting at the Y.M.C.A. Wedday afternon, the occasion purone of the most delightful scaffairs of the season. Memberstheir ftiends to the numbersixty participated in this t pleasant session.The auditorium had been tadecorated in honor of the occa* the Halloween decorations blt; carried out with pumpkins, bl cats, spooks, etc.Mis. L. S. McDowell assisted Mrs. J. R. Copeland, presided the punch bowl.Fifteen tables of players t part in the interesting games Rook end the usual rivalry for I ors made each game thoroui enjoyed. W'h«*n scores were c pared it was found that Mesda Jno. Ciarke and Ray Willccx won the club honors and Mesda A. M. Evans, Jack Jones, F. Gary and A. E. Pool, visitors* I score.During the afternoon, Miss 1 mer gave several readings wl were indeed a treat and much preciated by everyone present. Near the close of this long t« remembered occasion, MesdaClark, Copeland, Wasson, Wilba and Hathcock served the delic refreshments consisting of chic salad, cheese straws, olives, s bet, angel food cake and waflt;Hi cer RepresentedPeace Line' Retireen Ranchers and Ind'eGeorge MeEntir* recalls som« teres'ing IndUn tales of this clt; try. His father brought his mot an Eastern bride iuexperiencet the ways of the West, to this ra in its early days. His owner, of it began ir. 1879.Because It was at the head the Concho Indians were frequ The McEntires were con.side and friendly and there was an derstanding between them land on the east side of the r belonged to the Indian*, and on the West to the white peW’e have dealt with Howard County and Big Spring people for 31 yean and we know them to be the finest group ot citizens to be found anywhere.All honor to the hardy pioneers who have developed Howard County through the years. It has always been our purpose to assist in that development through the years. We will continue to have as a guiding policy of our firm.... to assist in every worthwhile movement for a larger and better Howard County.Nationally Known MerchandiseFeatured in our Stock:JOHN(including John Deere How Binders)Self-Oiling Monitor WindmillsWinchester Remington Plumb HammersNational Cooker Burpee Sealers Monitor EnginesBain Wagons
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 23, 1931
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