Robbing of Bills King's House Frontier Raid
J C Deaton recalls a 1866 frontier incident when a band of Tonkawa or allied Indians attacked Bill King’s house in Hamilton County Texas. Mrs King and children were aided by Bill King and others. trunks and feather beds were looted and feathers scattered. A pursuing scout was formed. Lieut Carter was killed and recovered later. several whites were wounded but survived. The tale closes with notes on survivors and local memory.
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J. C. Deaton
Johnson's Peak
Bosque County
John McGuire
Comanche County
Stone Ranch
Wid Ow Fulbright
Hamilton County
McGuire
Rape Austin
Hill ‘King
Bill King
King’s
Honey Creek
Tom
Frank Deaton
Paullo Fuller
Bear Creek
Hamilton
Milling of Bob Carter Fight at Lookout Mountain
In 1860 61 a Hamilton county scout under General Sam Houston led by Captain F Cotton and Lieutenant Rob ert Carter engaged Indians near Lookout Mountain on Brown s Creek and at the base of the rugged divide. The skirmish ended with nine men pursued by Indians as Grundy Morris hunted a deer and Loyd remained among survivors.
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Sam Houston
Hamilton County
F. Cotton
Robert Carter
Cotton
Carter
John Hurst
John and
Adam Witcher
J.R. Townsend
James Mitchell
Welix Grundy Morris
Joseph Manning
Simpson Loyd
Brown's Creek
Colorado
Brown
Lampasas
Lookout Mountain
Divide
John Witcher
Grundy Morris
Gaddie
Morris
Pears
Grundy
Loyd
Gravel Laying Starts on De Leon Highways
Work on De Leon highways advances to gravel surfacing along the De Leon-Dublin road northeast of town. Gravel from a nearby pit will form a sixteen foot wide surface eight inches deep, with subgrade prepared by a two furrow plow and graded to shape.
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de Leon
de Leon-Dublin
A. K. Bender
Farmers Busy This Season After Rains Prompt Low Response
The report notes only two farmers replied citing the busy farming period and recent rains. It emphasizes that every farmer is currently engaged, reflecting widespread field work and time constraints.
Harding Says Four-Power Treaties Have No War Commitments
President Harding argues the treaties before the Senate are not alliances and contain no armed force commitments. He calls the four-power pact a moral warning to deter aggression and urges cordial Senate approval to avoid hollow peace rhetoric.
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Senate
Harding
League of Nations
Egg purchase offer from Todd and Jennings at 25th Street
Todd and Jennings solicit 1009 dozen eggs at the highest market price and invite readers to bring eggs to 25tfe cit.
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Todd & Jennings
Governor to Urge Educational Policy in Texas
Governor Neff plans to press Texas voters to endorse candidates pledged to enact a sound educational policy. At a recent think aloud conference, educators urged a unified approach across primary, secondary, and higher education. Annie Webb Blanton stated rural and grade schools are represented, countering a split view of education.
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Austin
Neff
Texas
Annie Webb Blanton
Nation to Deport 150 Undesirables
Approximately 150 aliens from diverse U S regions are gathered at Ellis Island for deportation as undesirable citizens. About thirty arrived from Chicago. another San Francisco party will join soon. Over the next two weeks they will be sent home on regular passenger lines to their country of origin. None has a notable criminal or anarchistic record, but their undesirability is set by local and federal proceedings.
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Washington
United States
Ellis Island
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Million Dollar Texas A&M Student Loan Fund Formed
Austin area report says A and M College of Texas incorporated a memorial loan fund with one million dollars to aid former students who served in war or peace. Headquarters will be at the college with incorporators including Frank M. Law Will C. Hogg Walter D. Lacy L. J. Hart and others.
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Austin
Texas
A. & M. College of Texas
A. & M. College
B. Youngblood
W. B. Cook
Think Out Loud Education Conference Held Behind Doors
Governor Neff convened a closed executive session in the capitol to discuss efficiency of Texas educational institutions and public schools. Fifty-seven educators and officials attended, excluding press and public, to share opinions and develop practical policy ideas.
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Neff
Texas
Capitol
Higher Institutions of Learning
State Teachers Association
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure All Stages
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh at all stages by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and notes the product is sold by druggists.
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Hall
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted by Hamilton Drug Co
An old advertisement claims the remedy clears stomach liver and bowel obstructions and purities. It lists a price of 1.25 dollars per bottle and names Hamilton Drug Co and Wm. Reese as special agents.
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Hamilton Drug Co
Wm. Reese
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Wise
Mr. Morris
Lampasas County
Hurst
Lieut
Hadison
Dallas
Francis
Georgee
J. R. Townsend
Bob Carter
Texas Frontier
E. L. Deaton
de Leon Free Press
Austin Statesman
Fletcher
York City
Cer
Smith
Comanche, Texas
N. A. Palmer & Company
Room
Masonic Temple
Old Line Fire and Automobile Companies
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