Benjamin Dragoo Ranger and Frontier Fight Memoir
The piece recounts Benjamin Crawford Dragoo born December 9 1835 in Washington County Illinois and his move to Texas as a child His stories include living near Cynthia Ann Parker and service as a ranger under John Baylor and Captain Ross He describes raids by Comanches the capture and death of captives and a nine day horse chase with Lt Callahan and companions through Parker County and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Crawford Dragoo
Washington County
Illinoos
Texas
Blossom Prairie
Red River County
Titus County
Mount Pleasant
Fort Sherman
Drag
Baylor
Dalrymple
Ross
Belknap
Waco Village
Lull Ross
Jim Dragoo
Waco
Fort Griffin
F. M. Cassidy
Llano
Parker County
Callahan
Callahan County
Gray
Chase Across the Plains in Indian War Pursuit
Narrator describes a six day chase with halted rests to avoid signaling fires. They ate raw meat to stay hidden as they pursued the Indians. On the second night, they found a creek bank with five to six cottonwood trees where the enemy had camped.
Junction State Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
The regular meeting of the stockholders of Junction State Bank and Junction Cattle Loan Co. will be held Thursday January 5 1928 at 2 p m at the bank office. W P Riley president asks for your presence.
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Junction State Bank and
Junction Cattle Loan Co
W. P. Riley
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W. E
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Residence Junction
GEO. W. Sanders Livestock Commission Co
San Antonio
Ft. Worth
Hodges Hotel
R. J. Motley
Chrysler
Hill Country
Kerrville
E. P. Barber
Amy Walla
John Ward
H. W. Weatherfo
S. W. Wood
L. W. McCoy
Hazel
H. A. McDonald
Virgil Merrill
T. L. Moody Earl Mosty
E. E. Palme
H. H. Perryson
Julius Real Ira Robinson
Debs Rogers
H. Rutherford
R. C. Saner
Earl Schmidtke
Gus F. Schreiner
L. A. Schreiner
Scott Schreiner
J. H. Smith
H. Y. Swayze
Jim Thompson
R. J. Dodd
Jas. H. Happel
E. E. Mitchell
K. M. Quevillian
J. N. Smith
H. R. Bean
Ora Johnson
A. G. Morriss
Wiley T. Ander
Aubrey Clark
J. J. Croft
L. L. Bills
Ben Wheat
Ira L. Wheat
S Junction
Lillian Kindrick
Congos
H W. Rieck
Wm. McBryde
Alex Bremer
J. B. Kilman
J. F. Nooe
Bandera County
P. L. Bowman
G. M. Foster
Lotto Turner
Harper
J. L. Bierschwab
John Fiedler
Herbert Gamel
L. H. Harper
Robert Nabors
Sam Parker
Jim Peril
Robert Peril
M. Raymond Denton
Raymond Denton
Frank Baker
You
Fort Worth
L. B. French
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Fredericksburg
LEE Mason & Son
Kerrville, Texas
Ally Beitel
J. C. Bratton
G. E. Brooks
J. C. Burkhardt
Raymond Dento
Clement Dickey
W. P. Dick S. Eastland
S. Eastland
Anna Faul
J. W. Floyd
Joe Harris
T. G. Harrison
Ernest Heinen
Sidney H. Hill
R. Holdsworth
C. A. Hopkins
W. T. Kuesel
J. F. Lawson
M. M. McCaleb
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