90 Year Old Man Recalls Cattle Trail and Civil War Experiences
A 90 year old Texan recalls frontier life and Civil War action. Born during the conflict, he joined Ford's Regiment at 15 and fought along the Rio Grande, participating in scenes of dramatic capture at Port Lavaca and Brownsville. He describes sea ready improvisation by his father and the postwar battle at Brownsville on May 30, 1865.
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Stefa
Outa
Zeke
Noudrea
Pier de Wat
Jefferson Davis
Stevens
Saulna Ialing
Port Lavaca
Victoria
Joseph Stevens
Gulf
Ens
Busia
Bastrop
Texas
Weisenger Orkanzed
Ford
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
E. Kirby Smith
Cowboy veteran recalls cattle drives and battles long past
W. H. Stevens recounts Civil War skirmishes at Brazos Santiago and decades of cattle drives from Texas to Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. He describes stampedes, storms, and dangers on the trail, the absence of major clashes with Indians, and life after retirement in San Angelo with visits from fellow veteran drivers.
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Texas
Brazos
Santiago
Lee
Virginia
Stevens
Slaughter
W. R. Stevens
Ford
Brownsville
G. H. Stevens
Abilene
Kansas
Yankton
S. D
South Dakota
Corpus Christi
Kennedy
Kansas City
Kansas Plains
Plains
North Platte River
Nebraska
South
San Angelo
San Antonio
Baptizing at Skull Creek Draws Large Congregation
Evangelist Selma Burger led a water baptism at Skull Creek on Sunday afternoon for Eagle Lake attendees with many from Rock Island Garwood Sheridan Houston Goose Creek and Eagle Lake present. Candidates included Winn Poole daughter Clara Mae Pansy Poole Philip Forbes Jewel Adams and Floyd Hutchins. Sunday services weekly at 8 pm in the Odd Fellows Hall invite the public and a service night is planned for August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skull Creek
Selma Burger
Eagle Lake
Burger
R. J. Brooks
Goose Creek
Jed
E. E. Hop
Kins
Houston
Christ
Winn Poole
Clara Mae
Pansy
Philip Forbes
Jewel Adams
Floyd Hutchins
Rock Island
Garwood
Sheridan
W. A. McMillan
Albert
Robert
Hoover
Pansy Poole
Bryan Skeeter
Herring
Lawrence
Adams
Goddy
Kansteiner
Epps
LaGrange
Glenn
Forbes
Hutchins
Odd Fellows Hall
Donald Arnold
Rosenberg
Miss Norman Duty Returns Home After Surgery
Miss Norman Jean Duty recently underwent an appendicitis operation at Sugar Land Hospital and was brought home Thursday by her mother Mrs. R. Duty, who had been with her daughter in Sugar.
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Norman Jean Duty
Sugar Land Hospital
R—-8
Duty
Albert's Variety Store 90-18 Sale Closes Saturday Night
A fragment notes that during a hospital stay a sale at Albert's Variety Store, the 90-18 sale, will close this Saturday night. The item presents a local advertisement style, emphasizing a limited-time discount event. No additional details or entities are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert's Variety Store
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Austin Mutual Life Insurance
Austin Mathal Life Insurance CO
Austin
Street and No
R. PF. B
Eacie Lake
Vienty
Liberal Commission
Austin Mutual Life Insurance Company
Litefield
W. H. Hendry
Amite
Louisiana
Joe D. Luna
Travel
Gulf Coast
Texas Good Roads Association
Natural Gas Service
Southern Union Utilities
Tiny
Ray Estlinbaum
Marvin
Push
Philco
Marvel Table
Natural Gas
California
San Antonio Brewing Association
DR. Pepper Bottling Company
H.j.campbell
Eagle Lake, Texas
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