Spur of Spanish design recalls Brushy Creek battle
A rusted spur unearthed south of Taylor reopens memories of the 1839 Brushy Creek fight between pioneers led by Captain Burleson and a Comanche raid. The site near Brushy Creek is marked by a granite slab and ties to Del Valle, Bastrop, and Williamson counties, with several local figures named in the account.
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Williamson County
Texas
Taylor
Brushy Creek
Colorado Valley
Jacob Burleson
Anches
William List
Gilliland
Colorado Bastrop
Ausnow
Tin
Bastrop
Travis County
Jesse Billingsley
San Jacinto
Jonathan Burleson
Fol, Burleson
Third Congress
Republic of Texas
Houston
Burleson
Edward Blakey
Lemue
Blakey
James Gilleland
James Gilliland
Georgetown
Milam County
Ious
Wilbarger
John Walters
Temple of Texas Liberty
Ford urges Hoover bid for president to end uncertainty
Detroit August 14 Henry Ford says it would stabilize business to have Herbert Hoover run for president. He describes Hoover as pro people yet aligned with industry, knowing capital and labor needs, and as an organizer who can unite capital and industry with workers' perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Gulf and West Texas railroad company charter approved
The attorney general's department approved the Gulf and West Texas railroad company's charter for a 250 mile line from San Angelo to San Antonio with a Corpus Christi lease line, spanning 18 counties including Tom Green and Bexar. Capital stock is 3,000 shares at $100 par, with six named incorporators from San Antonio, San Angelo, and Corpus Christi. The charter awaits secretary of state acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General’s Department
Gulf and West Texas Railroad Company
San Angelo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Secretary of State
Tom Green
Schleicher
Sutton
Kimble
Kerr
Kendall
Gillespie
Mason
Tunnels
McCullough
Concho
Bexar
R. W. Morrison
J. M. Bennett
Albert Stevens Sr
W. C. Blanks
R. A. Hall
John Y. Rust
J. M. Shannon
Robert Driscoll
R. M. Kleberg
W. W. Janes
Four Dragged From Bed In Burning Home In Bryan
Ralph Lucas a 23 year old towerman at Texas A and M College saw the Kana residence ablaze at 1 40 am and dragged Mrs Nellie Kana and her three children Mary Charlie and Johnny from their beds. The home was destroyed though a prior small blaze had been thought extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tex
Nellie Kana
Mary
Charlie
Johnny
Ralph Lucas
Towerman
Texas A & M
Lucas
Kana
Fires Cost Texas Near Million in July
Faulty wiring and other electrical causes led to 149,101 dollars in Texas fire losses for July while matches and smoking caused 46,596. City marshals report total July losses at 813,359.80 dollars, with 386,551 from 152 fires of undetermined causes. Lightning fires totaled 2,060 dollars and 19 arson fires added 19,103 dollars. Spontaneous combustion in hay and oily rags produced 19,291 dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Fire Insurance Commission
Schroeder Bros Duck Pants Offer and Thread Spools
Schroeder Bros advertises 10 oz duck pants for 1.50 and seven spools of best thread at 25 cents each, highlighting a fabric and sewing notions sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder Bros
Subscribe to the Standard for $1.00 per year
A brief ad states subscription to the Standard newspaper is available at the price of $1.00 per year. No additional details or dates are provided.
Oil operator fatally shoots self near Leeman ranch
Pecos Texas Aug 12 William McMichael oil operator of Tulsa was accidentally wounded Friday when a shotgun discharged in his leg near Leeman ranch in Loving County The load severed the femoral artery and he died within minutes McMichael belonged to McMichael Brothers Drilling Company of Tulsa
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Pecos
Tex
William McMichael
Tulsa
Leeman Ranch
Loving County
Texas
McMichael
McMichael Brothers Drilling Company
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Spur
Frontier Times
Bandera, Texas
Ford
Hill Country
Eddy Luckenbach
Sterling Bros
Moline
Fredericksburg Implement Co
Hohmann & Stehling
Self
Beckmann’s
Albert
Music By
Steve Gardner
Max Beckmann
Travelers Cafe
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Vale Lib Vy Vysas
Superior Stock
Distributors of
Texas Star
Ace
Galveston
Bsemm
Texas Star Flour
Anita
City Flour & Grain CO
M. Jung
Fred Hannemann
Standard Motor Co
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