Expedition From Fort Concho Explores Staked Plains 1875
The 1875 Shafter expedition from Fort Concho crossed the arid Staked Plains to the Pecos region. With 65 wagons and 700 mules, the force marched 30 miles daily, mapping the country while raiding Indian villages and capturing ponies. The effort ended with notes on post construction and harsher conditions.
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Ft. Concho
North Concho
Catfish Creek
Canon Blanco
North Fork
Brazos
Pecos
Three Rivers
War Department
Mackenzie
Fr. Concho
Camp Hatch
Fort Kelly
Fort Concho
Wildlife and dangers of the Cedar region described in old fairgrounds feature
The report portrays a vast, varied land at Cedar with abundant waterfowl, large catfish, bass-like trout, and venomous creatures. It notes Comanche and Kiowa raids from Brazos headwaters, horse thefts, and occasional killings before Mackenzie and Shafter era campaigns reduced Indian threats, enabling fort abandonment later.
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Virginia
New Mexico
Brazos
Fort Sill
Shafter
Mackenzie
Fort Concho
U. S
Raymond Allen Sells Entire Calf Crop This Week
Raymond Allen reports selling his entire calf crop to Will Murchison and Cecil Walston of Menard for 7 cents per head for heifers and 8 cents for steers. About 100 head were sold with a 6 cent average after a 10 percent discount. The calves were well bred.
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Hill Country
Raymond Allen
Raymond
Will Murchison
Cecil Walston
Menard
Allen
How It Happens If You Are Doomed to Break a Leg
A discussion of crash statistics from Gordon Carroll and the American Mercury outlines major causes of auto accidents. It questions why so many occur and why so few fatal ones happen, noting a Baltimore police remark and detailing a social note about Boerne visitors and local events.
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Gordon Carroll
The
American Mercury
Carroll
New Building And Pens At Fair Grounds For Annual Show
A new building housing 72 individual pens and an auction ring is prepared at the fair grounds for the annual show. The feature signals growth and better facilities for exhibitors and visitors amid the region's fluctuating ranching economy.
Leading Breeders of Texas Will Show Stock Here
Members of the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association from southwest Texas plan a three day show and sale at Hill Country Fair August 10 11 and 12. Auctioneer Nelson Johnson will preside as goats are judged at 8:00 am and sold 10:00 to 12:00 each day with a central auction ring and 72 pens. A Wednesday meeting at 8:00 pm in Kimble County Courthouse will elect officers and handle association business. Industry demand and mohair prices are cited as driving strong sales this year.
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J. J. Reynolds
Fort Mason
Fort Chadbourne
Fort McKavett
San Antonio
Fort Stockton
Concho
Bismark
W. M. Netson
W. F. Buchanan
Concho River
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Texas
Hill Country Fair Association
Nelson Johnson
Kimble County
Fort Worth Market Pays 25 Million to Texas Ranchmen
Texas ranchers marketed livestock through the Fort Worth Stockyards earning over 25 million dollars in a record year. May receipts show 1,391,642 cattle calf sheep and hogs with 749,879 woolies, the highest total among American markets. Sheep led the harvest boosting Fort Worth as a sheep center.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
Vack Rogers to Play at Hill Country Fair Dances
Roy Spiller, Hill Country Fair Association chair, announces dances August 10 11 12 at the Skating Rink with Mack Rogers and his Gunter Hotel Orchestra San Antonio. Admission is 2.00 per couple or 5.00 for all three. a maple floor will be provided for smooth dancing.
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Roy Spiller
Hill Country Fair Association
Mack Rogers
Gunter Hotel Orchestra
San Antonio
Spiller
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Texas Army
West Texas
Plains
Reai
Ranald Slidell Mackenzie
California
Lone Star
M. L. Crimmins
Rio Grande
Old Mexico
Ft. Clark
Oklahoma
Custer
Hie
Fair Grounds
Cedar
Cedar Creek
Baltimore
W. G. Davis
Jack Davis
Gammon Davis
Mary Beth
Sonny Boy
Boerne
Chas. Ramsey
Ramsey
Davis and Sons
Mr. Davis
Mary Farmer
Jess Walston
London
Oree Die
Ray Holland
Reginald Trainer
Devil’s River News
Sonora
the News
Eagle
Reggie
Johnny
Mary
Drouth
Ft. Worth
Maggie Collins
O. Hillcock
T. A. Brooks
Collins
Mr. Brooks
United States
Vack Rogers
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