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MILTON COSHER
BAR HER, TEXAS
Historical Com. To Place Marker At Site Of McDonald Massacre
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Volume 61, No. 3.
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Population 383 Altitude 2100 Feet
HARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS 78631 Subscription: $3.15 Per Year, locally; $5.25 outside, includes tax
Friday, January 21, 1977.
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(CONTRIBUTED)
Are You Lonely?
By Hazel Gest
The lonely person must look for the causes within himself,
for in loneliness he admits defeat. Very seldom can you blame
anyone but yourself for that condition. If you care enough you
can find a remedy. Focus the searchlight within and determine
whether you are too self-centered, too sensitive, too timid. You
cannot live unto yourself or for yourself alone, and the sooner
you realize this truth, the better it will be.
We can make it easy for people to approach, us; we can
circulate with the kind of people we want to know. The church
with its varied organizations, the many clubs - civic, cultural,
social - are sure avenues to friendliness. The more circles of
interest we have, the happier we are, so make yourself pro-
ficient in something - anything that appeals to you. Store
your mind with interesting information, clever anecdotes or
jokes, and with a little practice you can become the center of
attraction in any group. .
Choose a hobby that you can share with others. For in-
stance, just mention casually in a crowd that you have some
valuable old stamps to swap, or some rare plants to give away,
and watch people surround you.
Notice and act on the little things that give pleasure to
others. Surprise someone with flowers you grew, or fruit you
canned, an inexpensive gadget you discovered, or even a brief
note of cheer or approval. Little things do count, especially
those unstudied gestures of friendship.
IT IS EASIER
It is easier to lose time than recover it.
It is easier to fall into trouble than work out of it.
It is easier to utter a falsehood than conceal it.
It is easier to start a quarrel than stop it.
It is easier to form a bad habit than break it.
It is easier to wreck a friendship than repair it.
It is easier to mar a good name than restore it.
It is easier to shirk a duty than to defend the breach.
It is easier to betray a trust than to endure the guilt.
It is easier to ignore morality’s precepts than suffer the
penalties of retribution.
Plant Trees On Arbor Day,
★ January 21 *
permanent beauty of trees and
their value to each coming gen-
eration. Such a thought should
be kept in mind when planting
a tree this Arbor Day,” says
the Texas A&M University Sys-
tem specialist.
The tree to be planted should
be selected for the climate and
soil of the area, emphasizes
“Arbor Day comes at prime
planting time for trees, when
cool, moist soil allows roots to
become established before top
growth begins. This enhances
the chances of successful
permanent plantings of oak, ce-
dar, bald cypress, Deodar
cedar and similar species,”
adds the horticulturist.
Gillespie County Commissioners Court Allots Funds
To Willow, Harper, Doss Fire Departments
THREE GENERATIONS of prominent cattle breeders of
Gillespie County, Harper-Doss area, were found together
in the livestock exposition building last Saturday pre-
paring one of the steers, a Brahma Crossbred, for the
arena showing. This 1000-pound steer, incidentally, went
on to become the champion of its class. In the photo are
Grandpa Albert Maner at left, Mitchell Maner, grandson
of Albert, and son of Kenneth ‘Stormy’ Maner (kneeling
and trimming the steer) and Mrs. Maner of between Doss
&Harper. Mitchell is a member of Harper 4-H Club. The
Maners showed at the Harper livestock show, two weeks
ago; at the Gillespie County show last weekend, and at
the Kerrville District Show, Sunday thru Tuesday of this
week, and they will probably go on to the larger big city
shows in the next several weeks.
—Radio Post photo by Frank Landers.
COLLEGE STATION — Ar-
bor Day coming up Jan. 21 sig-
nals the time for Texans to
beautify home landscapes and
communities by planting trees.
“Trees have long been ap-
preciated for their beauty and
by-products such as lumber
and cooling shade. But trees
have proved they are worth
much more,” says Everett
Janne, a landscape horticul-
turist for the Texas Agricul-
tural Extension Service. “Ma-
jestic oaks, pecans, cedars,
pines and elms are being used
to combat noise and air pollu-
tion and as protection from ero-
sion.
“Our ancestors realized the
Reduce Winter Feed Bills
With A Grazing Plan
By Mark Moseley
Range Conservationist SCS
Animal production is depen-
snt upon an adequate protein
vel and an ample forage sup-
ly. A reduction in either will
isult in lower animal perform-
ices. With the winter rains in
imble County this year, two of
lr best sources of protein are
le winter weeds and Texas
intergrass.
To take maximum advantage
: this situation a rancher could
Dmbine his stock into one
erd, graze a pasture until the
intergrass and weeds were
razed and then move on to the
ext pasture. By doing this, the
vestock would have a constant
iet/ of green forage before
lem. As expected, the protein
:vel of the diet would be above
lat of a system where stock
rere forced to stay in a pasture
fter it had all the green winter
>rage grazed out.
Implementation of a system
f this type can certainly give
exibility and provide savings
l labor, time and protein
implement. However, several
considerations need to be given
such as weather, calving,
lambing or kidding. For assis-
tance in developing a grazing
plan that will make maximum
use of the rangeland and give
considerations to animal hus-
bandry practices, contact the
Soil Conservation Service in
Junction, assisting producers in
the Upper Llanos Soil and
Water Conservation District.
Subscribe to The Herald
COOKIE JUNG, Harper FFA Sweetheart, is seen using a
white talcum powder and water mixture to place on a
pure Chester White hog at the Gillespie County youth
livestock show last Friday. The hog won champion for all
other pure-breeds.
—Radio Post photo by Frank Landers.
FREE TELEPHONE
CALLS TO
GILLESPIE COUNTf
SHERIFFS OFFICE
Fcr All Harper
Telephone Exchange
Customers
Call for
ENTERPRISE 80086
to report traffic accidents,
burglaries, robberies, or
whenever officers are
needed!
YOUTH ART EXHIBIT
PLANNED AT HCAF
The annual Youth Art Exhibit
held at the Hill Country Arts
Foundation of Ingram has been
set for March 6-20. All young
artists in the area enrolled in
grades 1-12 are invited to sub-
mit works for display. The stu-
dent may enter either through
his school or individually.
The show will be judged and
awards will be made for first,
second and third places for
each grade. Honorable Mention
ribbons will be awarded at the
judges’ discretion. For each
grade, the awards ar£: first —
a plaque, ribbon, and 3 Eisen-
hower Silver Dollars; second —
ribbon and 2 Silver Dollars;
third — ribbon and 1 Silver Dol-
lar.
There is no entry fee for par-
ticipants, and any original
work completed during the
1976-77 school year is eligible.
Deadline for entries is 5 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 1. A reception
and Awards Ceremony will be
held Sunday, March 6 from 2-5
p.m., to honor the participants.
Awards will be presented at 3
p.m.
BALL POINTS, Calendars,
Flashy Pennants, Imprinted Beer
Mugs, Bumper Stickers — anything
in the advertising specialty line —
See Fred E. Oietei at The Radio
Post.
The Gillespie County Com-
missioners Court, Judge Victor
H. Sagebiel, Commissioners
Arthur Lynn Hahn, Dayton
Herber, Levy Kusenberger and
J. Marvin Williams in regular
session Monday, January 10,
again alloted funds to the Wil-
low, Harper and Doss Volun-
teer Departments.
These funds are the same as
the past vear, namely, Doss,
$800; Harper, $1,400; and Wil-
low City, $1,200.
Sheriff Hugo Klaerner was
authorized to re-employ Chief
Deputy David Nehr, and four
Deputies, Victor Harper, Ken-
neth L. (Sonny) Grobe, Jim
Wendel and Justin Dolgner.
The Tax-Assessor Collector
Harold Jung was authorized to
re-employ Channon Klein as
Chief Assessor; Jeanie Bel
Crenwelge, Chief Collector;
five deputies, Leola Brodbeck,
Janet Beckmann, Frances
Hartmann, Patricia Krauskopf
and Wendy Garza; and Jea-
nette Schneider, part-time de-
puty.
Other action of the Court in-
cluded:
. . . Authorized purchase of
ambulance malpractice insur-
ance for Ambulance Service at
premium of $2,175.00.
. Authorized Advertising
r bids for County Depository.
. Determined that County
d Precinct Officials should
compensated on a salary
sis rather than a fee basis
and set compensation and al-
lowance for all county-paid
personnel the same as for 1976.
. . . Accepted bid of Edwin
Beyer jr. to repair Courthouse
roof at contract price of
$14,703.56.
. . . Endorsed passage of
House Bill 113 providing for an
increase of maximum proba-
tion fee from $10.00 to $25.00
and placing burden on proba-
tioner to prove inability to pay
restitution, fine or probation
fee in revocation hearings.
. . . Granted General Tele-
phone Company permission to
bury cable across Kerr Road
near its intersection with R. M.
Highway 2093, (Tivydale
Road).
. . . Approved and ordered re-
cording of library contract with
City of Fredericksburg with
total budget of $46,170.00.
. . . Approved preliminary
flood hazard boundary map
submitted in connection with
National Flood Insurance Pro-
gram with addition of a small
area on Squaw Creek near to
and West of R. M. Highway 648.
. . . Adopted policy that ac-
tive ambulance volunteers who
have served one year or more
and their spouses shall be en-
titled to free ambulance service
as long as they remain active
and for one year following ter-
mination of active status.
. . . Elected Officials be
covered by Workmen’s Com-
pensation Insurance as well as
the County Employees.
. . . Retain Blue Cross Blue
Shield same as in 1976.
. . . Retain Life Insurance
same as in 1976.
. . . Accepted Wisteria Drive
in Western Edge Subdivision
No. 4 as county road.
. .. Approved participation in
216th District Probation Unit
and spread order on minutes.
. . . Adopted policy to accu-
mulate vacation up to 20 work-
ing days.
. . . Accepted Hale-Hennig
Neighborhood Road in Precindt
No. 2.
. . . Appointed Historical So-
ciety Board as members of His-
torical Survey Committee.
. . . Transferred $12,000 SS
from General Account.
. . . Reappointed Mrs. Carol
Smith and appointed E. Dean
Hopf library board members
for Commissioners Precinct 1
and 2, and Eunice Brown as
member at large for a term of
two years.
... It was ordered that a sum
equal to one-half of the occupa-
tion tax levied by the State up-
on all occupations, unless oth-
RAILBIRDS were to be found almost at all
hours watching the proceedings at the
annual livestock show. Above, left to right:
J. Marvin Williams, county commissioner
for Precinct 2, Joe Duderstadt, saddle
shop owner; J. R. Peril, county com-
missioner for Kimble County (from Har-
per); Dale Malecheck, Allied Ag Service,
Stonewall, and manager of the LBJ
—Radio Post photo by Frank Landers.
Ranch; Ronnie Ottmers, salesman for
Simon J. Burg Sprayer Co., Stonewall,
Ronnie Lumpkins, Harper rancher;
Garland Black, manager of the Cherry
Spring Hall and rancher of Harper; J. T.
Maner, Harper rancher, and an unidenti-
fied youth who were all watching the
judging of cross-bred market lambs at the
time.
Site of McDonald Massacre
To Be Dedicated As Historical Marker
An Official Texas Historical
Marker for the Site of The Mc-
Donald Massacre at Harper
will be erected soon according
to Mrs. Victor L. Nixon of
Fredericksburg, chairman of
the Gillespie County Historical
Commission.
The marker will be placed in
Harper, 300 ft. south of inter-
section of US 290 and FM 783.
Dedication plans will be an-
nounced in the near future.
Made of cast aluminum with
Swedish steel effect, the mark-
er measures 27 by 42 inches and
is sponsored by the Harper
Lions Club, Floy Bode, chair-
man of the project. The inserip-
tion on the marker reads:
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lange
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lange
celebrated their golden wed-
ding anniversary on New
Year’s Day by repeating their
wedding vows at a special mass
held at St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church in Harper with Rev. A.
A. Gitter officiating.
A reception and dinner, at-
tended by 170 friends and rela-
tives, followed the Mass and
was held at the Harper Com-
munity Center. Hosts for the
occasion were the children and
families.
Mrs. Lange is the former
Selma Maurer. Fifty years ago
the couple set up housekeeping
in the same house in which they
now live.
Their children are Bernard of
Boerne, Felix of La Cost, Alvin
of Hondo, Jerome of Savannah,
Georgia, William of Placentia,
California, and Annie Francies
Tendon of San Antonio.
erwise generally provided by
law, be levied by Gillespie
County for the year 1977.
. . . Accepted Deed from Dav-
id Colton for Right-of-Way in
Precinct No. 1.
. . . Adopted holiday sche-
dule:
COUNTY’S 1977 HOLIDAYS
Good Friday — April 8
Memorial Day — May 30
July 4th — July 4
1st day of Fair and L.B.J.’s
Birthday — August 26
Labor Day — September 5
Veterans’ Day — November
11
Thanksgiving Day — Novem-
ber 24 and 25
Christmas Day — December
26
January 1 — January 2,1978
5 days Sick leave per year —
which may be accumulated up
to 20 days
10 working days Vacation per
year — which may be accumu-
lated up to 20 days
SITE OF THE
MCDONALD MASSACRE
Pioneer Preacher Matthew
Taylor and the families of his
daughter and two sons moved
here in 1863 from their home-
stead on the Llano River. They
built a cabin on this site near
the source of the Pedemales
River. In August 1864, Matthew
and his son Jim returned to the
Llano for a load of hay, leaving
in charge Eli McDonald, hus-
band of Matthew’s daughter
Caroline.
On August 8, 1864, at a
nearby spring, Jim Taylor’s
wife Gill was surprised by a
band of Kiowas and wounded
by an arrow. Before she died,
she warned the others, who
took refuge in the cabin. After a
brief fight, the Indians killed
Eli McDonald. They captured
his wife Caroline and daughters
Mahala and Becky Jane; and
Alice, James and Dorcas,
children of Matthew’s son Zed.
Matthew’s wife “Aunt Hannah”
escaped and hid in a cave in
what is now Harper Com-
munity Park.
Matthew and Jim Taylor dis-
covered the tragedy the next
day and sought help from Eli
McDonald’s newphew Monroe.
The two victims of the massa-
cre were buried near Spring
Creek, twelve miles east of
Harper. “Aunt Hannah” was
found and reunited with her
husband. The captives wan-
dered as far north as Oklahoma
with the Kowa tribe before they
were located and ransomed by
the U.S. Government. (1976)
The marking of local historic
sites and landmarks is part of
the Texas Historical Commis-
sion’s program of preservation
activities. These include ar-
cheological investigations, his-
tory museum consultation, and
administering the National His-
toric Preservation Act in
Texas. As of 1975 the Historical
Commission had erected more
than 7,200 official markers.
The name and location of the
present marker will appear in
the next edition of the Guide to
Official Texas Historical Mark-
ers in order to stimulate tourist
travel in this area, to arouse
interest in historical tours, and
to acquaint the people of this
locale with their unique heri-
tage.
HARPER LOCALS
Virgil Bierschwale who was
home for the holidays returned
back to California to attend
school with the Navy.
Mrs. Karl Durst of San An-
tonio visited her sister and hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald
McDougall, Sunday. They were
joined later by Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Jung and children and Neal1
and Joan Reeh of Doss.
MRS. FLOY BODE
UNDERGOES SURGERY
Mrs. Floy Bode returned
home, to Harper, on Saturday
after undergoing successful
surgery on Wednesday in an
Austin (Brackenridge) Hos-
pital.
Friends and relatives will be
glad to learn that she is doing
well. Mr. Bode, incidentally,
was down with a siege of the flu
last week but is recuperating
and up and around -as usual
again this week.
JOB PRINTING — Snap-Out
Forms, Register Forms, Business
Cards, Letterheads — See The
Radio Post for efficient service and
home-town prices!
Hill County
Bluegrass Concert
At Kerrville Jan. 22
Kerrville — A pair of inform-
al bluegrass concerts will en-
tertain Hill Country residents
Jan. 22 in two concerts, at 2 and
8 p.m. in Kerrville Municipal
Auditorium.
The three-hour concerts wiir
be hosted by Kerrville’s Pover-
ty Playboys, emceed by Rod
Kennedy, Featured artists will
be Chubby Wise, Uncle Josh
Graves, Joe Stuart, The Cooke
Brothers, Bluegrass Kinsmen,
Grassfire and Johnnie Martin
and the Bluegrass Ramblers.
Wise is considered to be one
of the world’s greatest fiddlers.
He is co-author of the world’s
greatest fiddle classic,
“Orange Blossom Special”. He
will entertain with a variety of
selections including “Maiden’s
Prayer” and “Westphalia
Waltz”.
Graves is the premiere dobro
player. He established the do-
bro as a bluegrass instrument
during his years with Flatt and
Scruggs.
Stuart is known for his twin
fiddle work with the Sullivan
family, as well as guitar, dobro
and bass with Bill Monroe. He
will do some flat picking on
guitar and team with Wise for
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