Frontier Times Magazine Vol 2 No. 9 - June, 1925
Frontier Times Magazine
Vol
2 No. 9 - June, 1925
Contents of this volume:
Fight With Indians
At Loving’s Ranch
Great
eye-witness account (that’s
what’s so great about the
Hunter’s Frontier Times
– where ya ever gonna get
first-hand stuff like this?)
of two companies of Rangers
who are attacked at Loving’s
Ranch on west side of Cameron
Creek on the 8th
or 10th of July,
1874.
An Inn Of Frontier
Days
Esther
Meuller, Fredricksburg,
TX. Speaks of the old Nimitz
Hotel in Fredricksburg which
was the scene of numerous
historical events and has
registry record of many
notable guests such as Gen
R. E. Lee, Gen. Longstreet,
Gen. E. Kirby Smith, gen
Phil Sheridan. Certain relics
pertaining to Lee are yet
in the hotel.
Friendly Indians
Of Trinity River
W. Richardson.
Speaks of 400 or so Indians
of Creek tribe who pursue
life of industry and peacefulness
in the heart of hostile
indian territory. Sub-tribes
and dialects include Coashattas,
Alabamas, Muscogees. Describes
their industrious agricultural
and livestock pursuits as
well as peaceful lifestyle.
Further, writer goes on
to describe detailed account
of certain intricacies of
their native culture such
as…Finally their tremendous
downfall is their….
The Scrap At Nick
Coalson’s
Mrs Lou
C. Roberts. Speaks of the
bravery of a wife and mother
who saved herself and her
family from being murdered
by Indians. Copperas Creek
in Kimble Co., 1868 is the
scene. Her bravery and level-headedness
in the midst of terrifying
attack is seen when she….
Captain Henry
S. Brown, Pioneer
Mrs C.
A. Westbrook. Brown family
immigrated to Maryland,
then Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri
and eventually to TX. This
article has an amazing wealth
of genealogical data, of
ancestry, and names/places/dates.
Rich wealth of info if you
are researching earlier
events/names/places of TX
history (1815-33 especially
and unto his death in 1855).
A truly great hero, even
for the greatness of Texas,
this man is of immeasurable
prominence.
Collects $80.00
From State After 52 Years
Speaks
of Frank Heubner, pioneer
Texan and Ranger, who due
to an intersting eries of
circumstances receives last
paycheck from state for
services rendered in Feb,
1873. Describes some of
Heubner’s experiences as
Ranger including fierce
skirmish with Mexicans on
the King ranch while investigating
a murder.
The Taylor-Sutton
Feud
By DeWitt
Reddick, in The Longhorn
Magazine.
(Editor's
Note.-Tennessee and Kentucky
are renowned for their feuds,
yet Texas, during the riotous
days of its earl- life was
the scene of family and
clan conflicts just as bitter
and deadly as those of the
Blue Ridge ranges. In South
and West Texas old cattlemen
still glory in; the telling
of tales of the worst of
these conflicts, one in
which two old and influential
families, the Taylors and
the Suttons, were arrayed
against each other with
the settlers in a major
portion of the states siding
actively with one or the
other of the . actions The
following article is an
ac count of this feud, taken
from historical data compiled
in the Texas Collection
of the University Library).
This is a riveting account
of those hostilities.
The Day Of Texas
Freedom
The failures
of the Mexican gov’t to
govern and rule Texas created
pressure for early Texas
pioneers and patriots to
seek freedom. Battle of
San Jacinto was decisive.
When Andrew Jackson
Fought A Duel
Andrew
Jackson was born March 15,
1767. This article is an
account of one of the most
dramatic episodes of Old
Hickory's life, and it is
told in the light of newly
discovered documents that
are now in the archives
of his home state of - Tennessee.
The author, Trotwood Moore,
is librarian and archivist
of the Tennessee department
-of education. Speaks of
duel between Jackson and
Dickinson at Harrison’s
Mill, on Red River in Logan
Co. Kentucky. Jackson receives
bullet and though badly
wounded, raises his pistol
and …
Early History
Of Free Masonry In Texas
Account
taken from Grand Lodge records
of Texas. Historical sketch
composed by Anson Jones,
first grand master of Masons
in Texas. Great genealogical
resources here of early
names and Masonic association:
General John Austin … Holland
Lodge, in honor of the then
Most Wonderful Grand Master
of that body, J H Holland…
Master Mason, Brother W.
D. C. Hall…"The officers
named in: the petition were:
For worshipful master, Anson
Jones; senior warden, Abu
Brigham; junior warden,
J. P. Coldwell, … M. C.
Patton secretary… St. John's
Lodge No. 5. … Brother Fannin…
Brother Wharton, Phelps
…the Grand Lodge of Louisiana
had issued a charter for
Holland Lodge-3 No. 36 ….John
A. Allen.….and other places/names
of free masonry in 1830’s
Texas.
The Old Frontier:
Events From Long Ago
From the
article: "I wish now to
record one of the best Indian
fights ever fought on our
northern frontier by citizens
against Indians. This fight
like the major part of our
frontier life and battles
with Indians, has never
been recorded in history,
but by all means ought to
have been. The fight was
by Rev. Pleasant Tackitt
and his three young sons.
Jim Tackitt, twenty-two
years old, L. L.- Tackitt,
twenty, and George Tackitt,
sixteen. Rev. Tackitt was
armed with a rifle and dragoon
six-shooter; Jim Tackitt
had a rifle and Navy six-shooter
and L. L. Tackitt had a
double-barreled shot gun
and Navy six shooter. The
first Indian raid into Young
county after they were moved
to the Indian territory
was in January 1860. On
the evening of January 13th
one of the Tackitt's milk
cows came home with an arrow
sticking in her back. Mrs.
Tackitt, after discovering
the arrow when she went
to milk, went to the house
and reported the fact. It
was then late in, the evening.
Rev. Tackitt and the three
older boys above named made
ready to start the next
morning on foot to see if
they could find the Indians
and also learn what they
had done with other stock.
There had been a deep snow
and sleet on the ground
for a week or ten days.
The Tackitts then lived
on Fish Creek in Young county.
Early on the morning of
the 14th about sun-rise,
the Rev' Tackitt and the
three boys left home in
pursuit of the Indians;
they took the back trail
of the cows and after having
gone some two miles they
came to where the Indians
had killed one of their
cows and had… He and George
both rain to the trees and
in suddenly stopping behind
the trees they both slipped
on the snow and fell. Jim
and Rev. Tackitt by this
time were slightly wounded.
The Indians seeing L. L.
and George fall when they
ran to the trees evidently
thought they were killed
and instantly dropped their
bows and arrows in the branch
and made a sudden rush…
The Adventures
Of Jack Dobell
J. C.
Duval. 8th Installment
(we have the rest – just
ask). More on events of
Mexican war around Coletto,
Goliad…of Col. Fannin, Holliday
and the daring & incredible
escape of Wm. Hunter. Gripping
story.
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