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Texas Collection
of the historic foundation and source material for the celebra-
tion was secured from Juanita Douglas' thesis on the subject.
"The April Fool Gusher" had a colorful history.
Floyd C. Shoemaker's "Missouri and the Southwest" in the
Chronicles of Oklahoma, XXIII, 314-322, is full of references
relating to Missourians in Texas history.
For example,
Eight Missourians whose biographies are found in the Dictionary of
Ameican Biography are particularly associated with both Texas and
Missouri. They are Moses Austin, Stephen F. Austin, Alferd W. Arring-
ton, Joseph Baldwin, who was founder of the private normal school in
Kirksville, Missouri, the nucleus of the first district state normal school
in Missouri, Anthony Bewley, Edward Burleson, Michel Branamour Me-
nard, and John Timon. ...
The descendants of the Austin family have been prominent in Texas.
The friends and neighbors of the Austins who followed them from Missouri
helped to people Texas, and many of their descendants have remained in
Texas. John Rice Jones II, the first postmaster-general of the Republic
of Texas, and his brothers all achieved distinction in Texas. John Rufus
Alexander and John Price Alexander were also among the Austin group.
Martin Parmer (Palmer), unique frontiersman, a signer of the declaration
of independence and of the constitution of the Republic of Texas, had
served in both houses of the Missouri General Assembly.
Our sincere thanks and appreciation go to H. H. Carmichael,
County Clerk, Uvalde County, Uvalde, Texas, for the two vol-
umes of Marks and Brands of Uvalde County. These volumes
cover the years 1856-1882 and list approximately three thousand
brands. The records have been deposited in the Archives of the
University of Texas, where they will be available to students of
Texas brands.
A genuinely good turn for Texas history, done by a member
of the Association who is always thoughtful, is told in the
following letter.159
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