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in* a mrm m joyai id hurried to Jick county andIndian troubles finally set.kd tima six hundred menFeeling thus secure new settlers scattered over the face of the country. Each built his cabin and played his field wherever his fancv dictated without muchregard for means of defensemore than his trusty rifle, and without apparent desire for near neighbors This isolated condi-in short time six hundred men were on the ground. There was one company from Jack countycommanded by Captain C. LJordan and the other by Captain Joe Ward; two companieswords. The ranch-them bjman’s wife, homever was very much at home. Colonel Baylor hurriedly posted his men in and j around the house and in near- I by suitable places for defense ____ . .The lady of the house was high-1from Palo Pinto, one command-hy indignant at such conduct ed by Captain Ross Pollard, the and ordered the Texans out of other by Captain Jack Cureton - - ---*icarmos'Collition of the settler made him Anmmandedalmost, if not quite, at the mercy . a company fromof the Indian.Our feeling of .security wa short lived and we had anothercounty. I think commanded by Captain J B. Barry; one com------------ .... i pany from Montague countystory to tell. Early in the year i commanded by Capt. Carrollirtrn Y-s ,•% Anf tnrif Vi tVin__ ---------- the home and told them theya company from Bosque coun-jwere not half so decent as the* • by Capt. Jim j Indians. Colonel Baylor assuredher that he regretted that thecircumstances made1857 trouble broke out with the suddeness of an explosion, after which there was ceaseless warfare. People were ruthlessly .slain— , , , assembledour frontier. In this year several Indians were killed who hadwith them blankets that been Issued to them at thefromThere was a company Wise county and one from CookeComanche agency and suspicion if not something more, pointed to them as being responsible for manv of the brutal murders and scalping of women and children along the frontier and the stealing of horses as ’well. In this year a band of Comanche.s from the reservation with stolen horses were attacked on the Rio Grande in perhaps what is now Kinney or Val Verde counties1 by Capt. Black and his ranger from Uvalde County. Several ot th» Indians were killed. Among the number, an Indian named Bam Houston, whom I had known on the reservation. There was one wounded, one got backto the reservation whom I saw Nc question about these being reservation Comanches. How well do I remember the night when the news of Capt Black’s killing was brought to the reser-it necessary for him to temporarily occupy her premises and that heand his men would abandon the same as soon as circumstanceswise tuuu»j «.**».* 'j**- ----- — --; would permit. About th.s time ,county, but I do not recall the Tom p0nard was drinking water names of the officers. These men j out 0j a pitcher. An Indianon Dillingham’s bullet struck the bottom of the Prairie in Jack county. Na-? pitcher, passed through the turallv these companies were|water and struck Mr. Pollard independent units, subject to in the forehead, knocking himorders from no one except their down and making an ugly, pain-v mam .W.'*Iown officers. In view of the fact j ful wound which left a scarthat a battle with the Indians was imminent, the need of acommander was apparen.whereupon, an election was heldand resulted in the election oi Jno R. Baylor a citi7.cn of Weatherford, as Colonel, and A. H Hamner of Jacksboro, Lieutenant Colonel. Thus officered thePollard carried toBaylor andi i _ . * .*« i u it ir% inarmywhich Mr.his grave.At this time there was one?Indian who was making himself particularly conspicious. He*wore a frightful savage looking | headgear of buffalo horns andfeathers in great profusion. Co1Charlev Goodnightmarch in the direction of thelower reservation with theavowed purpose of runr:~ Indians out of Texas.reaching the reservation not; an Indian could be seen. The Tex-on in the di-when suddenly this Indian came in sight, gave his shield and headgear a definant shake Upon | and at the same time gave thesavage war whoop and started off in a run for shelter. Coi ans then moved on m me ai- j Baylor said to Cha rley Good-rection of Belknap. They had rpght; “Charley watch mlt; not gone very far when they knock that fellow off his horse, came upon a large body of In- ^ crack of Col. BaylorT dians protected by U. S. troops nfiP a handful of feathers The officer in command noti- and a horn or two dropped- outfied the Texans that he intended to protect the Indians at all ___order t-o avoidgoodand were weeping and wailinoand making the night hideoustrouble with the GovernmentTexans moved on in thethe the Indian’s headgear Whether he was seriously hurt or not was not knoym, but after that shot the “big Injun heap” did not defy the Texans againyearwas a “Black protectwere horrible murders, manyjxnd ms failed to notify *direction of Belknap. The offi-1 This lagt shot by Col. Baylorcer who notified the Texans ended the fight at the lowerVwomen and childrer and scalped, otherswilderness, stripped ansthat there was am ambuscade just ahead of them. The Tex-reservation. Since no attackcould be made on the Indians the difficulty of holding Ir-troops together becameevident and by squadsclothing and left to their fate I tance when they were fired and companies they beganThe next year opened up with upon by a large body of Inlittle prospect of improvement I dians secreted along the roadtoIndians trail, followedopenedout of the settlements invariably the firing was general for quite* ~ — - • * * \ V • »leave for home.Continued on page 9.Subscribe to t le St,uidardled to the Comanche reserva- awhile. The Indians were using Only $1.50 per yeai.
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Fredericksburg Standard
Fredericksburg, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 30, 1931
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