Scott Cooley Takes to Dark Trails After Mason County War
Scott Cooley flees through Texas hidden by aliases after a bloody feud in Mason County. Rangers led by Major John B. Jones pursue, some officers resign, and Cooley outwits pursuers while his pursuers split tactics. He dies in Blanco County from brain fever after a long fugitive trek.
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Mason County
Scott Cooley
John and
Mose Beard
George Gladden
John Ringold
Cooley
State of
Texas
John B. Jones
Williamson
Major Jones
Blue Mountains
Colorado
Gladden
Mason
State
Ringold
Beard Brothers
Beards
Old Mexico
Norm Rodgers
John Worley
Blanco County
Mason County War Continues With Shootings and Emigration
The Mason County conflict escalates as Pete Bader is killed and Karl Bader is found dead along the Llano River near Castell. Villains fear Scott Cooley’s ambush as ex-mobsters flee, pinning on the sheriff who leaves his post to pursue the trail.
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Pete Bader
Karl Bader
Llano
Castell
Scott Cooley
Waldrip News Highlights Local Visits and Club Event
Waldrip residents report visits from T. L. Hodges family and others to Bud Frosts and Briscoes, with trips to Lubbock, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Doole. The Community Club hosts a 42 party at the school, donating $10 for the Buck Richards Memorial Library.
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Lubbock
Bud
Jerry Holland
TCU
Marion Holland
San Angelo
Paul Powell
San Antonio
John Winstead
Lois Briscoe
Bud Frosts
Lee
Library Mercury
Texas
Cary
Herman Bennett
Terry McDonald
Brownwood
Vess Bennetts
Vess Bennett
A. L. Houston
Richland Springs
Jim Powells
Placid
Frank Powell
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Pedro Gonzales Gonzales
Rudy Vallee
Charles Lamont
Texas Theatre
Mason County War
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DEBOO
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Mound Road
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Contest Board
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A. C. Pillsbury
Shuffield & Townsend
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Brady, Texas
Waldrip News
Mrs
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Nat Randals
Elvie Riley
Doole
E. H. Anderson
Roberta
Brady
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Winslow
Arizona
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M. F. Horne
Galveston
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D. S. Pumphrey
Paul Lohns
George Reed
Paul Sohn
Warren Caylor
Green Doyal
Ansom
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Cora Hodges
Ben Richbourg
E. D. Solsberg
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Chika
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