Desperate Fight With Indians In Early Days Near Doran
The account recalls 1860s San Saba and nearby frontier clashes with a band of Indians. Miller and Morrow, aided by local scouts, endured a running battle over two miles with 16 or more attackers. Miller survived after 23 arrow wounds and Morrow 20. both were aided by neighbors and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
J. A. Rose
Frontier Times
Bandera
Texas
Old Settlers Association
Bell County
Missouri
Travis County
San Saba County
San Sabe
San Saba
Acre
Little
Egypt
War Department
Frontier Service
Dry Creek
Ben Lynn
Lynn
Richland Creek
Richland Springs
Lampasas County
Will Miller
A. W. Morrow
McCulloch County
James Sutton
Sutton
Sloan
Armentrout
Doran’s
San Saba River
Brady Creek
Morvow
Miller
Brady
Morrow
Devotional Meeting Program and Family Outing
The program lists talks and readers including Dorothy Aylor Mayme Byrd Louise Taylor and Bob Norris on faithfulness and responsibility. T. & Ayler and family spent last week at the Ayler ranch with a visit to Sulphur Springs noted for fishing and scenery. Mr Ayler opened a road and set up signs from Bend to the camping site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geon
Dorothy Aylor
Mayme ‘Byrd
Louise Taylor
Bob Norris
Ina Mae Summers
Eunice Loucks
T. & Ayler
Ayler Ranch
Young Husband Dies in San Saba at 23
The town mourns George R. Hall who died Thursday July 23 1996 at 1 20 pm buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery Friday Funeral service at the Methodist Church featured a Magond rhagter of the San Sab lodge as master of ceremonies Hall was 23 and had married Viva Pridgeon in January He was described as a young man of business ability and integrity with strong community ties and many friends local leaders attended the service in large numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
George R. Hall
Odd Fellows
Hich
Magondrhagter
San Sab Lodge
Sinds
S. E. W. Hudson
Cecil B.smith
North Milican
Willie A. Wilson
Homer Bryant
Brock Ashby
Willie L. White
Geo. .W. Horton
Hall
Viva Pridgeon
George
McCarty Family Visits Relatives Across Texas
Jim L. McCarty of Houston and D. W. McCarty of Energy along with families visited T. N. McDaniel and other relatives on Richland and China Creeks last week. Sell your second hand furniture to Pairman. Seth Thomson and family were guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Thomson in San Saba last week. Mr. Thomson sold his drug store in Cleburne and will move back to Temple to center the drug business there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim L. McCarty
Houston
Energy
T.N. McDaniel
Richland
China Creeks
Seth Thomson
San’ Saba
P. H. Vancleve Visits San Saba Office
P H Vancleve of Cherokee was a business visitor in San Saba and an appreciated caller at this office last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Vancleve
San Saba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beardy Hall
W. Murray
Beary Hall
Ed King
Captain Williams
Williams
King
Todd
Mason
B. YY. P.O
Doyle Letbatter
Gene Pride
Pairman
Brownwood’s
Order OF Things
Brownwood
the Economy Store
Brownwood Merchants
Ass’n. Brownwood Chamber of Commerce
Martin Hat Shop
the Roussell-Robertson Co
Burt Norwood
White Shoe Houses
M. Persky
Hemphill-Fain Co
the Style Shop
Roy Byrd
The
Shop of Youth
T. L. King
Garner-Alvis Co
Everywoman’s Shoppe
Thos. S. Fowler
Bettis and
Gibbs
Gillman Dry Goods Co
Warr Dry Good Co
Brownwood Boot Shop
the State
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