Indians Attack Mrs Hoover and Husband in 1861 Campaign
In spring 1861 near Warren's Creek Hamilton Comanche counties a band of Indians ambushed Mrs. Hoover and her husband. He defended with a six shooter while guiding his wife toward Cowhouse Creek home. They were aided by Carter boys but Indians escaped. rangers pursued later recovering horses and property.
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Hamilton
Comanche Counties
Warren's Creek
Mr. Hoover
Mrs. Hoover
Cowhouse Creek
Carter
Partridge Creek
Two Men Robbed and Two Men Killed by Indians Raid
In 1865 Indians raided through Comanche into Hamilton County, seizing horses and killing two Erath County men, Cox and Hollis, near Doffau Creek. A wooden legged man named Green survived after the attack. The raiders escaped after the plunder.
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Comanche
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Bear Creek
Mr. Green
Erath County
Cox
Hollis
Doffau Creek
Inessa
South
s@mipesas
Indian Rock Hog Hunt Ambush Reported
In fall 1863 Henry Fuller Paullo Fuller Henry Brewer Dock Taovel and al Deaton went to Indian rock eight miles from home for a hog hunt. Ship Tabor planned to join them and rode toward the site. He encountered eight Indians skinning animals at a ravine near a live oak and was chased as they mounted their horses.
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Henry Fuller
Paullo Fuller
Henry Brewer
Dock Taovel
al Deaton
Indian Rock
Ship Tabor
Toda
The Killing of Peter Johnson in Frontier Texas
In January 1858 Indian raids struck Comanche County and nearby areas. A Black man near Barbee’s house was attacked and left for dead after horses and other goods were taken. Another party killed Eli Pickett Bean and a Black wagon hand near Martin’s Gap. Old Uncle Peter Johnson and his ten year old grandson were attacked near Johnson’s Peak, with the boy captured as the Indians looted the wagon. A Meridian group pursued Johnson’s killers, who fled toward Erath County with a large horse herd. A Barbee scout, led by Capt. F. B. Gentry and others, trailed the raiders after the deaths.
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Besley
Eli Picket Bean
Bean
Waco
Martin
Meridian
Meridian Peak
Johnson’s Peak
Paullo Puller
Fuller
Mr. Johnson
Bosque and Leon
Erath County
Barhee’s
Capt
F. B. Gentry
Eli Pickett
Dave Roberts
Geo . Masty
Jim Neal
Tom Shockey
The Lost Indian Boy Peter Johnson Returns as a Robust Citizen
In a January ordeal a timid boy named Peter Johnson was abandoned fifty miles from settlements by Indians. He survived five days with no food, found by cattle herders and brought to Cora, then the county seat of Comanche county. He recovered into a strong, upright man and valued citizen.
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Little Peter Johnson
Little Peter
Peter
Cora
Comanche County
Largest ranch property granted in Canada spans over forty-eight million acres
Washington reports a private Canadian grant of 75,850 square miles to raise caribou and possibly musk oxen. The area equates to about 48,000,000 acres, with ground rent near 4e per acre. Previously noted vast holdings include Mexico's Terrazas ranch at up to 16,000,000 acres and Texas King Ranch at about 1,000,000 acres.
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Washington
Canada
United States
King Ranch
Texas
Terrazas
Chihuahua
World’s Largest Gas Well in Texas Panhandle
Four Gulf Production workers brave a roaring Gulf No. 1 well on the Burk Burnett ranch near Amarillo. The structure yields 125 million cubic feet of gas daily as crews fight to tame the monster while risking ear damage from continuous noise. Gulf aims to reach oil at 900 feet below the 2500-foot gas layer, banking on a richer future but current gas value is high risk.
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Texas Panhandle Plains
Texas
Gulf No. 1
Burk Burnett Ranch
Amarillo
Gulf Production Company
Great Gulf Oil Corporation
Gulf Company
Gulf
Panhandle oil drilling faces dangerous gas flows and slow progress
In the Panhandle fields, drilling No 1 faces escalating gas inflow requiring two large water floods and steam pumps to “kill” the well. Five workers were knocked aside when gas surged, and rigs and pipes were hurled by pressure. Despite potential oil from No 2 and gas in other wells, the region’s sparse railroad links and vast tracts slow development.</s>
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No. 1
No. 2
Gulf
Panhandle
Woman too weak to walk Lydia E Pinkham's remedy praised
Union Village Vermont resident Mrs L A Guimann reports weeks of weakness and nervousness reversed after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She worked nine hours daily in a steam laundry and urges other sick women to try the medicine for health.
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Union Village
Lydia E. Pinkham
L. A. Guimann
Vermont
Lydia E.ham
Long Distance. Heaven chat with Ras on an asbestos Ouija board
A humorous exchange between Sambo in heaven and Ras below. They describe work in heaven: sweeping clouds and lighting the sun, while Ras notes they are short of help. The dialogue uses dialect and playful imagery to portray afterlife tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sambo
Rastus
Twyman Granted $4000 Bond After Habeas Hearing
Gatesville Texas January 20 H G Twyman under indictment for the killing of Della Thames was released on bond of 4000 after a habeas corpus hearing before Judge J R McClellan. Bond same amount as before signed by local citizens. Trial set for February 6 with a 200 man special jury venue.
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Gatesville
Texas
J. R. McClellan
H. G. Twyman
Della Thames
Twyman
Cautious Proposal Exchange Sparks Quiet Union Talk
He asks if she would marry him and she replies in measured terms that she would say yes if he asked. The exchange unfolds with careful phrasing and mutual hesitation.
Prickly Ash Bitters Sold For Digestive Ailments
If you have a bad taste in your mouth tongue coated and dizziness the trouble is in your stomach liver and bowels clogged with bilious impurities Prickly Ash Bitters clears obstructions and restores healthy conditions Price 1.25 per bottle Hamilton Drug Co and Wm Reese special agents
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Hamilton Drug Co
Wm. Reese
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Texas Frontier
MR. Ransom Hoover
George
Henry
Peter Johnson
Barbee
Peter Johnse
Ft. Worth
Fletcher
Ars
Ybedt
Taur CO Es
Ork City
Meee
Emaneral
Poe Soont Fem
Smith
Paris Smith
Comanche, Texas
N. A. Palmer & Company
Room
Masonic Temple
Old Line Fire and Automobile Companies
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