Comanche Raid Kills Couple in 1865 Texas Tragedy
The story recounts the 1865 Beaver Creek murder of Henry Kensing Sr. and his wife by marauding Comanches as told by Mrs Ludwig’s mother. The husband defended his wife but was killed. she endured brutal assault, was left injured and disoriented, gave birth to a stillborn son, and died days later. Survivors included seven children with guardian H. Bierschwale. The Indians escaped, horses were later found, and the tale closes with community memorials.
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Fran Fredericksburg Standard
Fred Ludwig
Henry Kensing
Ludwig
Henry Kensing, Sr
Beaver Creek
Gillespie County
Youdather
Squaw Creek
Wibe
H. Bierechwale
Kensing
Johanne
S. Lehmann
Leamann
Lehmann
Feed Ludwig
H. Bierschwale
For Lease: Modern Store and Service Station
Attractive and modern combination store and service station offered for lease. For information see 30-tf-c Lawrence L. Bruhl.
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Lawrence L. Bruhl
Piano bargain for transfer to reliable Llano party
Beautiful baby grand piano three months old offered for small weekly or monthly payments. Upright piano also good as new. Write wire or phone before we send track. BROOK MAYES & CO. DALLAS TEXAS. $1-4t-c.
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Llano
Brook Mayes & CO
Dallas
Texas
Bailard's Snow Liniment Advertises Pain Relief
An old advertisement promotes Bailard's Snow Liniment claiming longer lasting relief for aching sore muscles and pains. It touts active ingredients creating warmed blood to ease congestion and soothe pain, with prices 30 cents and 60 cents.
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Bailard
Jeone Cay
Grapefruit By-Products Industry Grows in Texas
The grapefruit by products industry in Texas has expanded since the 1922 Weslaco USDA lab. From 1933-34 three plants paid 10000 for culls, 1934-35 seven plants paid 70000 for fruit, 1935-36 seventeen plants paid 266000 for 25000 tons. This season the sector projects about 60000 tons yielding around half a million dollars for processing into juice, concentrates, marmalades, wines, flavorings, beverages, and peel products.
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Texas
United States Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Weslaco
J. L. Heid
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Heid
Local Social Roundup From Kingsland Weekend Guests
Grace Lindsey notes Miss Wanda Haile at State University home for weekend. Dallas visitors and Texas trio guests of Harwell and Hudler. Lora King stayed longer. Several families attended the Stamford Texas Cowboy reunion. Various relatives and friends visited Kingsland, with revival planned at the Christian church July 11 led by Rev J J Ray of Bartlett.
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Grace H. Lindsey
Wanda Haile
The
State University
Leslie Harwell
Norman and
Lora King
San Antonio
J. Fowler
Houston
Gertrude Harwell
B. G. Hudler
A. G. Murchison
Egbert Murchison
Albert McCarty
Stamford
Sherman Long
Hugo Wilms
Duwaine Callison
San Angelo
J. E. Dodson
Burnet
Newton Hackworth
Conrad
Waco
EB. B. Haile
Shirley Williams
Galveston
Leo LeClair
Nona
Mila Neal
Austin
Manson Haile
Borger
J. D. Haile
T. J. Wiley
Malcolm Haile
Baby
Fort Worth
Hermann Wiley
Grace
Lindsey
W. P. Berry
Leslie Terry
Francis Terry
Lampasas
Bill Stribling
Ward Barnett
New Mexico
J. J. Ray
Bartlett
Christian Church
Vacationers Travel with Families to Galveston and Los Angeles
Mrs. Walter J. Ligon travels with W. M. Freeman and family to Galveston for a weeklong vacation with Moran friends while Mrs. J M Clinefelter and Mrs. Oatman depart for Los Angeles and the Pacific coast. Mr. and Mrs. D B Edwards hosted as weekend guests. other classified notes advertise beekeeping lease near town and an Electrolux vacuum cleaner for sale at Fry & Warren as well as a near-term care-taker needed for farm leases centered on bee-keeping duties.
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Walter J. Ligon
W. M. Freeman
J. M. Clinefelter
S. V. Oatman
Los Angeles
California
Pacific Coast
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Ludwig Regalle
San Saba River
Rogers & Sons
Milton Nobles
Geo. M. Watkins
Sandwich
Wallace Hazelwood
Goodyear
Nixon’s Confectionery Hotel
Lawrence Nixon
Kingsland
H. C. Benton
Jack Horn
S. H. Tucker
Gatesville
George Cole
Thompson
Mary Tucker
Miller Hammond
Donna
Gus Hertzberg
Brady
M. A. Murchison
M. C. Barnett
Glennease
Llano, Texas
D. B. Edwards
E. D. Shirley
S. B. McCormick
Fry & Warren
Llano Motor Co
M. M. Moss
Mer
Gulf Brewing Co
Plymouth
Ford
Low Mirage
T. G. Houston Motor Co
Dan Hackworth Garage
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