Frank G Alexander of Haskell Texas Pioneer Cattleman
Frank G Alexander born December 24 1854 rose from ranch hands to cattleman and merchant in Haskell County Texas He partnered with Matthew Cartwright before going solo in 1884 building a large cattle operation and supplying trail herds He later ran a prosperous mercantile business and served as mayor of Haskell since 1936 He married Mary Henry in 1878 and had ten children eight living at his death in 1932
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Frank G. Alexander
Ss L. Alexander
Ther
Texas
Augustine
Wa Love Alexander
San Augustine
Rontier
Kauf County
Terrell
Ture
James
Mirva Alexander
James M. Alexander
Ph L. Alexander
Frank G. Alexi
James L. Alexander
Frank
Try
Haskell County
Matthew Cartwright
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Man
Hender, van Vandt
Hunt
Rock- Ii
Hast County
Haskell
Brazoshier
Alexander
Cartwright
Jones, Fisher, Dickens
Stonewall
King
Knox
General Mercantile
Masonic Lodge
Mary Henry
Chuck Wagon For Oldtimers Popular Spot
The pioneers chuck wagon at the Cowboy Reunion grounds is a noon gathering point for veteran cowhands. About a thousand feed daily on frijoles black coffee onions peach cobbler and ranch fare prepared by skilled cooks led by R. E. McDonald of Lubbock near the bunk house headquarters.
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R. E. McDonald
Lubbock
Texas Cowboy Reunion at Stamford Aims for Living Monument
An aging Texas rodeo author envisions the Stamford Texas Cowboy Reunion growing into a living institution on twenty acres to honor old time cowhands who built bridges and blazed trails. He cherishes the annual gathering as the brightest spot of his life and hopes to meet fellow cowpokes at the bunk house.
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Stamford
North America
Texas
Pard
Chas. E. Coombes Left the Range To Practice Law
Charles B R Coombes rose from cow puncher on the Spike ranch near Benjamin to lawyer and civic leader in West Texas. He served as Abilene mayor and Stamford chamber president, and was secretary of the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association from 1951 onward. The article recalls ranch life figures and a story about hunter taxidermist Old Man Sheek.
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Wichita & Brazos Stock Company
Wichita River
Knox County
Knox, Foard
Baylor
H. G. Bedford
Hilary
Onstot
H. B
A. J Allen
Pull Turner
Seymour
Sam Lazarus
Erie County
Benjamin
Jeff Chenoweth
Billie Ward
Charlie Bedford
Charles BR. Coombes
Sugar Foot
Ward
Wan
Coombes
West Texas
Stamford
Abilene
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Cowboy Re Nion Association
Judge Coombes
Coombes Ware
Chick & Bugbee
Col.le T. Pryor
Circle
Hassell
H. €. Clark
Louisville Land & Cattle Company
Capt
B. Burnett
Icol. T
Sheek
Dayton Moses Famous Cowboy and Lawyer Recalls Texas Days
Fort Worth lawyer Dayton Moses, born 1870 in Burnet County, recounts early range work from Archer County to the Cherokee Strip, time in the General Land Office, law studies, and long service as Burnet County prosecutor. He helped lead cattle cases for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and recalls notable murder trials in Lubbock and Abilene.
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Dayton Moses
Fort Worth
Stamford
Texas
Judge Moses
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Crele Ranch
Archer County
Greell
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Burnet County
Moses
Clark & Pumb
Harold & Fast
Circle Ranch
Purcell
OX Ranch
General Land Office
Austin
University of Texas
Burnet
Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
New Mexico
Kansas
Koss
Com
Tom Rows
Milt
L. Roberson
W. D. Allison
Lubbock
Abilene
James Callan
The
Association
Llane
Frank Norris
Roundup of Range Veterans Marks Texas Cowboy Reunion
Secretary-treasurer Chas KE Coombes describes the Texas Cowboy Reunion's two main events the veteran roundup and the rodeo. The organization formed in 1930 to preserve old West customs and now counts about 1400 members among pioneering cowboys from Texas.
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Texas Plains
Texas
Stamford
Walt Cousins
Dallas
West Texas Vowhand
Cowboy Bunkhouse
Cousins
Lewis J. Ackers
Abilene
Chas. KE. Coombes
Oman
B. J Glover
Cre Tyange Boan
Charlie Hart
Vadueah
Jee Kelley
Spur
Dick Hrannin
Benjamin
Claude Jeffers
Matador
Breckenridge
Jack Parkey
Mankina
John M. Gist
Odessa
Frankos
Throckmorton
John Turbeville
Archer City
Rey Parks
oldtime cow+ jboya’ association
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc
John JM. Giant
Pwat
Oldtime Cowboys
A. J. Swenson
T. J Hendricks
Texma Cowboy Reunion, Inc
Carved Brands On Building Walls Mark Old West Ranches
On the stones that form this building’s walls, we see scores of cattle brands etched to honor the ranches of early days and those still in operation today.
Drunkenness Becomes Principal Divorce Cause in Des Moines
Judges in Des Moines report drunkenness as the chief ground for divorce in district court. Judge Joseph Meyer notes a steady rise since prohibition ended, with habitual drunkenness cited as the main reason for separation in recent years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Joseph Meyer
Court of Domestic Reulations
Mason Dixon Line Emerges as US Slave Free Boundary
A historical note traces the Mason Dixon Line drawn by Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason that, a century later, delineated the boundary between slave states and free states.
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William Penn
Lord Baltimore
Jeremiah Dixon
Charles Mason
Oldtimers Aim to Sing at Texas Cowboy Reunion
The Texas Cowboy Reunion hopes to lure former Spur ranch hands and other oldtimers who can sing and fiddle back to Sta regulars for a big show at Dock Ellie’s wagon nightly. BEP Taylor of Tenn and others who left for other regions are sought to perform.
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Sta
Bep Taylor
Tenn
E. Coombes
the Aviation
Ellie
Ben Hamilton
Tom Harrison
Trial Held in Austin Acknowledges Lost Case Quip
In January a trial occurred in Austin and a judge noted a saying about food processors never acknowledging a case they lost, reflecting a quip on courtroom outcomes and memory in the proceedings.
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Austin
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Chas. E. Coombes
Law
Boss
Coop
Chas KE. Coombes
Ot Bramtore
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