Former Buffalo Hunter to Attend Old Settlers Meet Today
W. R. Shoemaker 86 of Harmony, an Alabama born old settler, will attend the Old Settlers Union gathering at Lake Park. He recounts a six month buffalo hunt in 1877 with Robert Reed, skimming Shackelford County with 100 buffalo kills, selling hides for 257 dollars, and surviving a trek from Fort Worth with wagons loaded with hides.
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OLD Settlers
Old Settlers Union
Lake Park
W. R. Shoemaker
Harmony
Alabama
Mr. Shoemaker
Comarche County
Tayner County
Shoemaker
Texas
Bosque County
Fort Griffin
Shackelford County
Robert Reed
Salt Park
Brazos River
Rath
Fort Worth
Shoemaser
Sidney Woman Demonstrates Home Grown Apples and Onions
Mrs. R. H. McCullough of Sidney sent to The Chief a dozen Arkansas Black apples from her orchard. The fruit weighed almost a pound each and were blemish free. She also submitted a sample of Bermuda onions she grew in her garden this year.
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R. H. McCullough
Sidney
Arkansas
Dove Creek survivor Chas Ewell highlighted by judge
Judge P M Rice of Hamilton donates a Civil War era muster roll to the Comanche County Historical Association. He notes Charles Ewell of Proctor as the sole surviving Dove Creek campaign fighter, aged about 94, now blind and in poor health, with recollections still sharp.
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P. M. Rice
Hamilton
Comanche County Historical Association
Charles Ewell
Proctor
Dove Creek
Judge Rice
W. F. Robinson Company
Charley Ewell
L. D. Reed
Littlefield
Hamilton County
Isaac Young
Coryell Company
Jonesboro
Terest
Ewell
Comanche County
Population figures for Comanche County in 1880
In 1880 Comanche County had 8608 residents with 79 Black people and 57 foreign born White residents.
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Comanche County
Comanche Businessmen Named in Listed Group
J. H. Arthur Comanche Fagan Chevrolet Co Comanche G. Isham Comanche E. E. House Comanche B. A. Griffin Hasse W. R. Carmack Van Dyke are named in a local business roster listing prominent residents and firms in Comanche with no further context provided.
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J. H. Arthur
Comanche Fagan Chevrolet Co
Comanche
G. Isham
E. E. House
B. A. Griffin
Hasse
W. R. Carmack
van Dyke
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Philip System
Wray’s
G & J Tires and
Cameron
Hicks’ Fruit
Fa OA Stull Prate and
DRY Cleaners
Butler’s Prince
Fire Station
Chas. Ewell
U. S
Comanche, Texas
OLD Settlers and Visitors
Roberson
Avic
Miles
Miles Gee
Walter Roberson
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
Sinclair
Eugene Rogers
Downing Moore & Sneed
de Leon
J. M. Young
Gustine
J. L. Nelson
Creamer
W. T. Weaver
Sidney Carl Jeske & Co
Priddy
Anne Lee
Pike’ Peak
Manitou
Pike's Peak
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