Blackfoot Voyage: Winter Hunt in 1887 Memoir Told
The narrator recounts a winter buffalo hunt from 1887 traveling from Hare to Brownwood and Hog Creek to Searmville near Valley Mills. Six in the party including guide William Ish and his son, with Wallace Grim dying of consumption after returning home for Christmas. They hunted, butchering buffalo, curing hides, and keeping horses in camp as Indians took interest.
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Hare
Hog Creek
Mamitton County
Searmville
Valley Mills
Hurst Springs
William Ish
W. A. Ish
Wallace Grim
Bob
Bill
Wine Showmen Form Association to Support Exhibition
A group of showmen organize a Wine Association with a secretary treasurer role. The meeting notes mention preparations for 119 hogs by a company for the pig show and the upcoming event. The wording is fragmented but centers on organizing duties and exhibition prep.
Trail Through Bosque River Valley Reveals Meridian Road Era
Clarence Hubby, Sr. recalls the old Meridian trail from Waco to Meridian via Valley Mills and Clifton. He describes buckboard mail routes, wagon traffic, early settlements, Comanche attacks, wagon-making wood from Trinity river bottoms, and the shift from ox-wagon trade to railroads shaping West Texas commerce.
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Waco News-Tribune
Valley Wills
Meridian
Rome
Clarence Hubby
Eighteenth Street
Cot. Courgr
F. Barney
Waco Postofice
Stubby
Waco
Sun Up
Mubby Axidi
Borque‘ville
China Spring Pontoffee
Chine Spring
Valley Mills
Bearweilia
Valley’ ‘Mills
Speegterite
Searsville
Valley Mille
Clifton
K Keept
Mr. Hubby
Od Sancin Lew
Kell Haw Vonein
Pats Swner
Kall
Kemp Gre
Clifton Es
Wheaty
Kell
Gibbs
Ely
Mt Clifton
Todlans
Aida
Ween
Meigemient
Sattlere
Meridian Trail
West
Trinity
Spain
Fort Worth
West Texas
San Antonio Fir
Hubby
Mubby
Fotka
Ele
Charlie Barnard
Fort Graham
Fulger Dyer
Benson
Mary
Whitney
Thome
Baylor Honor Students Earn Fall Term Distinction
Baylor University reports 239 students on the fall term honor roll led by Grace Alani Gil, Alice Gohlke and Elton Fort of Clifton. Dean Allen notes 17.6 percent of total enrollment earned the honor, requiring a B-plus or better for eligibility. Texas leads U S canning output with over half the nation’s canned goods.
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Baylor
Waco
Texas
Thonor
Baylor University
Grace
Gil Alani
Alice Gohlke
Elton J. Fort
Clifton
Allen
Terracing interest grows in Bosque County Texas
Dallas reports rising terracing interest in Bosque County as farmers attend terracing schools near Iredell and Cooper. More than 1,000,000 pelts valued near 9 million dollars were taken by Texas trappers in the prior fur year, while farmers rush to prepare land against spring rains. Additional terracing sessions are planned for January 27 28 near Kimball and Cooper.
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Texas
Dallas
Texas Exme
Iver
Iredell
Fish and Oyster Commission
Bosque County
Oleh
Kerr
RK. W. Waller Farm
Kimball
WL. Dyeme Farm
Cooper
Tare
Dentist Warns American Month Growing
A Birmingham News item reports a prominent dentist stating the American month is expanding in size. The piece notes prior caution about adding another layer to the club sandwich.
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Birmingham News
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