Frontier Days of Texas Fight With Indians by Rangers led by Erath
An 1837 clash near Elm Creek pitted about 15 Rangers under Lieut George B Erath against a larger Indian force. The ambush at dawn left two Rangers dead Frank Childress and David Clark while Erath survived an overload blast from an Indian gun. Thirteen rangers escaped back to the timber and horses after heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Erath
A. J. Lowell
Waco
Falls of the Brazos
Little River
Middle Ground
Elm Creek
Ore
Erath
Frank Childress
David Clark
Feary
Rangers and settlers face deadly fight on Elm Creek
A small ranger unit battled an unknown Apache party at Elm Creek. Young Clark was found scalped with hands cut off in a ravine. Frank Childress was fatally shot. his body and the gun stood by his side. The scene included about fifty bullet marks on trees. Erath and Coryell counties were named for Ranger George Erath and James Coryell, who died in these campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Earthman
Field
Long Prairie
Henry
Robertson County
Robertson's Colony
Mr. Harvey
Mexico
James Talbert
McClellan
John McClellan
Red River
Brazos
Young Clark
Frank Childress
Harvey
Erath County
George Erath
Childress County
Elm Creek
Trinity Bottom
Old Fort Houston
David
Evans Faulkenburg
Anderson
Abraham Anglin
Marlin
James Coryell
Coryell County
Wall Street Brokers Race Bets and Fights for Sport
The New York American notes brokers gamble on public bets and secret bouts. Cockfights and dog fights occur in offices on Broad Street with brokers, bankers, and stock exchange members present. Violent disputes and boxing exhibitions are rumored as after hours entertainments in this culture of risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York American
New York
Lower Broad Street
Mexico
Broad Street
The
Stock Exchange
Broadway Street
Exchange
Curb
Place D'Honneur
Eet
BREAKING A MULE TEACHES FEARLESS TACTICS AND RUMORS
A Craig Leader excerpt riffs on breaking a mule with unsafe absurd methods and humor. It details tall tales of tying to roofs, derricks, and sugar on lines, plus crude cautions and a punchline about a hopeless “dead broke” mule.
Railroad Timetable Snapshot Across Regions
A compact timetable listing routes and departure windows across multiple rail lines. It notes frequent cross-regional connections, with emphasis on morning and late afternoon services. Details include arrival windows, platform notes, and transfer options at major hubs.
Train schedules list mixed routes and times from various regions
A long OCR style table shows trains from Mexico, Palestine, Laredo, Kerrville, Kerrville Sunday service, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Galveston, and El Paso. It lists number designations such as No 4 No 6 No 8 and express specials with morning and evening departures across multiple divisions including G A & A Victoria, Santa Fe and coast towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Coast
Ean
Ors Kerrville
Erem Kerrville
Kerrville
Victoria
Cuero
Emst .S
el Paso
West
Santa FE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas
Fayette County
Henry Barthman Sr
Henry Barthman
Earthman
A. J. Loweld
LaGrange
Ledbetter
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
West Commerce St
L. G. Denman
Edwin Chamberlain
Wm. L. Herff
Sec’y-Treas
State Bank & Trust Company
Guaranty Fund Bank
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
Ave. C. Bedell
United States
Maverick-Glarke Lithographing Co
Monogram
Frances Hollander
Massachusetts
Foss
Chicago
Sports
Holt County
Craig
Riverside Restaurant
Gunter
J. R. Cunningham
Mowrea
G. N
E.s
Palestine
Laredo
Mized
North
Mort M
Gal- Volbton
Dallas and Worth
E.eese
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Houston and
Galveston Water
G&a. P
St Louis, North & East
Iron Mountain
Mississippi River
Hot Springs
Arkansas
America
St. Louis
East Houston ST
W.E. Fitch, D.P.A
Cc. M. Bynum, P
T. A
el Paso No
Memphis
New Orleans and Clinoly Central Railway
E. Houston St
Moore Bidg
A. P
San Antonio
VIA
A. & Alp
8. A
George F. Lupton
Tex
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
East
Commerce Street
Wright
Mark Wright
Wright Bros
Electrical Contractors
Main Ave
Reese Ca
Spears CO
Loseys Street
Paradise
Adam
Eve
Eder
Puck
Attica
Ind
Battle Creek, Midh
Colfax, Ia
Eureka Springs, Ark
Excelsior Springs
Grand Canyon, Goldfield, New
Ark
Los Angeles
Cal
Mineral Wells
Texa
Mount Clemens
Mit
New York Rail & W
Portland
Phoenix
Ariz
Prescott
Salt Lake
Utah
San Angelo
San Francisco
San Diego
Okla
Seattle
Wash
Sulphur Springs
Art
West Baden
Winona Dake
Vancouver
B. C
E. H. Dallas, D. P. A
YALE
Fred Hummert
Reading Wald Paper, Paint and Artists’ Materiads
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