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Local event notes show a two day antiques fair drawing crowds to the city center with vendors from nearby towns and regional groups exhibiting wares and collectibles.
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1954
Page
17
Bosque County Survey and Early County Seat History
Readable fragments describe Bosque County in Texas and its early surveyor work by Ole Fema and others. It mentions the site chosen for the county seat near the Ova River area and notes Major Erath marking out the future capital. Several hundred people reportedly camped to establish a settlement with multiple county offices in a log building later occupied by Farmers Siste Bank in Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Grovery
Smal Ridge
Ova
Tecnion
Lamar Motor Ie Teria
Perons
Simon
Texas
Erath
Benoa
Ole Fema
Con
Borgue Loung Ax Nau
Stace Ite Organisation
Farmers Siste Bank
Meridian Dow
Major Erath and Texas Adventures in 1832 Encounter
Famed Texan Major Erath arrived on the Texas coast near Velasco in 1832. His life intertwined with notable figures and adventures that would fill a volume. During a daring charge, his brigle horse collapsed and his cavalry mule carried him into an Indian force, causing panic that saved his men and altered the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Hrath
Texas
Velasco
Erath
Rath
Local Meeting Documents Mentioned in County Survey Notes
A fragmentary report notes a county survey in Bogue County and nearby regions. It references leaders including Mary Pleran and Caroline Pet, describes an event at a celebration, and mentions Major Erath preparing for a barbecue. The text is imperfect and commemorates a past gathering and festivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogue
Tovan
Mary Pleran
Caroline
Dane de Pan
Prest
Bosque White Indian and the Keech tale in Texas Frontier
The narrative follows a mixed heritage figure Bosque who, after aligning with a white life and paying taxes on land, longs for wild Indian life. He joins Captain Ross’s Rangers as interpreter, encounters Keech the wandering Indian, and his life ends after a fatal fall at around age forty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gattle
Bosque
Texas Ranger
8. P. Ross
Ross Rangers
Waco
Keech
Hoss
Indiana
Walnut Springs Railway and County Place Names
Notes mention Walnut Springs area with references to Central Murlanon, River, and county landmarks. The text lists places such as MELA, PENDELL, and BOSQUE tied to a railway route through Osque County and surrounding lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Descanted
Valiey Mlitt
Walnut Springs
Coneral
Saat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wek
Wrocker
Ken J. Evans
John A. Thomas
G. Mf. Nichols
Ole
Neystel
Dlmumy Gittin
J. 3
Ringness
Coloosl
J. B
Buck) Barry
IW. W. Peares
Loader
Siegen
Dave Neely
E Gasoune
Conoco
Rogstad
Dansby Feed Mills
Clifton
Chevrolet
Tao
Chavrolet
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