Open Range Cowpuncher Jim Johnson Re-elected Boss at Reunion
Ex-Open Range Cowpunchers of Runnels County honor Jim Johnson, re-elected president for the eighteenth straight year at the annual reunion. Johnson, a Early Texas rancher who began in 1876, earned a reputation for quiet leadership and daring trails from Gonzales to Dodge City. The gathering recalls his long service from the Parhamore and Lewis 7-H4 brand era to the post range fencing period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Heavenhill
Jim
L. P
Luce) Wood
J.M. Johnson
Winters
Runnels County
Luce Wood
Elm Creek
Jim Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Association
Gonzales County
Tom Matthews
Parramore and Lewis Ranch
Legendary Texas cowboy Jim Johnson and the 1870s cattle drives
In Dodge City a blizzard tests Jim Johnson and partners as 3100 cattle stampede after a soaked herd guards the line. Johnson evacuates, beds cattle, and sleeps amid sleet. Later he helps haul lumber, drives the Matthews herd toward Pecos, and runs the Parramore ranch before becoming a local boss. The piece recalls the 1884 85 winter line fence from 18 Point to Concho, Johnson as line boss, and the long drive southward with Luce Wood and Dave Bradshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Jim Johnson
Townes
Major Littlefield
Matthews
Runnels
Mr. Johnson
Pecos
Colorado River
Concho
Luce Wood
Dave Bradshaw
Long Cow Hunt Recalled From Runnels County Roundups
The account describes a spring cattle drive from Nueces to Eagle Pass with recruits from home, joining other outfits for the longest cow hunt in Runnels county history. It names G. G. Odom, R. K. Wylie, John Blocker, Parramore, Lewis, Jim Johnson and others, noting Johnson’s leadership and famed frugal, far-reaching rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nueces River
Eagle Pass
Runnels’ County
Runnels County
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Young Johnson
Kansas
George Littlefield
Bob Houston
Jim Towers
Guadalupe River
Night Guard
Two Jims
Arkansas River
County
Clear
Wyoming
Belle Fourche
Cheyenne
Parramore Outfit
Shreveport
Abilene
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Parramore
King’s Dairy
Gardner Bros
de Luxe
Colorado
G. G. Odom
R. K. Wylie
Cross
John Blocker
APB Fame
Lewis
Coyote
Miller
Brewers
Hunts
Webbs
Mrs
Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
Hekaa
Star Bakery S
Chevrole
Fisher
Tourin
Bevretet
Chevrolet
Winters Motor Co
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