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We take turns going to the hos-
shipping cows to New Orleans.
But the heyday of the cattle dri-
ves would wait until after the end
of the Civil War when beef over-
Entered at the post office at Sealy Texas, under the Camille Klotz
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reached by pushing the person- plate at our spaghetti supper, or
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than his Mexican cousin, but still began raising longhorns, often
retaining the qualities which using animals descended from the
allowed him to cover long dis- Wichita herd.
tances, thrive on poor forage and By 1964, the Texas Longhorn
adapt to extreme heat and cold. Breeders Association of America
Their endurance and hardiness was founded in Fort Worth to help
allowed them to multiply in promote the breed. Today, the
Texas. As many as 10 million Association reports that more
longhorns roamed our state, and than a quarter million registered
their most valuable product not Texas longhorns are being raised
beef, but hides and tallow (the throughout the country.
rendered fat used to make can- Whenever I see a Texas _ . « 1 m 11
dies, soap and lubricants). Longhorn, I see a vital part of Frienas Of Lifeline
This changed with the advent of Texas’ colorful history and am say thank you
the Gold Rush in California, grateful for those forward-think- Dear Editor, '
Several Texas cattlemen drove ing individuals who took action in Austin County continues to
herds all the way to California to the 1920s to save this living part attract more and more residents
provide the prospectors with fresh of Texas’ proud past from extinc- as the years pass, some trying
beef. Others drove cattle north to tion. to escape the big city life and
Missouri, while some cattlemen Part of my goal as an elected find a better school district for
near the coast took advantage of official is to save other parts of their children, others looking
steamships to generate profits by Texas’ heritage as well. for a peaceful’ place to spend
with 500 head of cattle on his Refuge Forest Ranger William ■ _ mm r
fruitless search for El Dorado. Drummond was inspired by the ppp I A I UE m DTOQ
Many of his cattle scattered and preservation of the American "Li I LllW IV I llfc faUI I VR
formed wild herds which multi- Bison at the national park. _ .... , . T
plied in Texas. The buffalo, which once num- Assistance for family their retirement years. I cant pital to make monthly test calls.
By the 1800s, Mexican cattle bered over 60 million, had been violenee victims think of a better place to live These calls allow us to make
ranchers and the first cowboys - reduced to less than 1,000 by the "NEst-- than Austin County, even when personal contact with each per-
known as vaoyeros - were herding turn of the century Charles a " ‘ , ▼ 1 it is 100 degrees outside. son who has a home unit to
Known as vaqueros were nsrmn8 turn century, ,-naes As county judge, I have As oresident of the local life- remind them how to use the
hundreds of thousands of animals Goodnight, who had made his for- received eorresnnd’ne. from as president oi me local me remind tnem now to use tn®
in an area north of the Rio tune with Texas Longhorns, was juXZ HarrietO’Neill rt line group I want to express personal help button in case of
Grande, but generally south of one of the key figures in introduc- 1-y Anita Perrv and Texas our heartfelt thanks to each and an emergency. A warning will
San Antonio and the major mis- ing 15 bison to the Wichita At4--I General Gr^ Abbott every person who has helped us also show up on our computer
aion settlements Mountains Wildlife Reserve in Attorney Genera . . 8 ADDoII over the years to keep our pro- screen if they have a low bat-
After Moses Austin secured 1907. retusstipgseffqrrsctoainfommthe ject going. Without your help, tery, either in the home unit or
rights for Anglo settlers to come In 1927, with the support of Pamilyviolencemvictims."abte weawnuldunotbeqablestozpryide Welcomehe way in the
to Texas, the newcomers brought many Texas cattlemen, 30 head of Da0al services for law income menne units to citizens in we ve come a long way in tne
manv Northern Euronean breeds longhorns were introduced to the serye5 .0 10"1-11115 Austin County. We now have years lifeline has been available
many wortnern European oreeus longnorns were introduced to me can be located through www. 107 units serving all of Austin to us Costs of course alwavs
to Texas where they bred with the park as well. Today the park TTaSATTr0 I’ units, serving an 01 Austin to us. -o818, 01 course, always
longhorns. maintains a herd of 525 bison and sp"imLre include County that has local phone go up with improvements to the
This nrodnced the Texas 300 „ . "77. poAcude service. Our base unit is still technology. The units currently
This produced the lexas 3° longhorns. Focusing Families at (979) 826- located at Bellville General cost us $800 each unless we
Longhorn, larger and heavier Over time, other cattlemen 2990 and Tne Star Teoai Aid at located at nenvine weneran cost us PVV eacn, unless we
• -- .... - 3290 and Lone btar Legal Aid at Hospital. Thats where all the order 10 or more at a time.
(979)865-9133. ... , alarms come in - just ask any of Recently, we have been blessed
Other numbers include the the staff at the hospital who with two sizable donations, and
Famiy ine: work in and around the nurses’ have been able to order 10
800 374-HOE ,4613 station - it gets pretty loud units. These have already been
National, Domestic Violence sometimes. We couldn’t possibly assigned, because we always
Hotline, (800)1799-SAFE1(7233); handle this project without have a waiting list.
and Crime Victims their Helping hands If you would life more infor-
t you, thank mation about the lifeline pro-
\ gram, or would like to join us as
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it could easily have been lost if Chisholm to mark the famous "
we did not take steps to protect it. Chisholm trail to make it easier ----------
Throughout our history, Texans to drive cattle north to railheads DmAAMAA-WA/,IpAI
have had to act to preserve our he constructed to expedite trans- KKEEMSE KVV HEN
historical heritage. portation. ............
The best example of this is the In 1867, O. W. Wheeler and his 15 YEARS AGO Shay performed at Silver be purchased for 29 cents a
Alamo, which was on the verge of partners bought 2,400 steers in .gmKgoi-mngCafa Wings Ballroom. piece.
being sold to a group of easterners San Antonio and made the first Bruno Houpermans of Cate
eosieentedu bunld ‘ hotel on ‘ cattie made the .735 YEARSAGO .55YEARSAGQne
Clara Driscoll stepped in to help lone trio un the Chisholm Trail ’Heather Stround and . Aapaiacs Sinclair service Mding.Mi8n starr g g
ciara Driscon Stepped in to neip long trip up tne cnisnoim Iran .. W;.a ...1 .1. N:.0 station had its grand opening Crosby and Coleen Gray played
at the last minute to buy the prop- and the numbers of cattle driven Jennifer Wied were the Miss at the corner of Main an at the Texas Theatre.
erty. on the trail climbed each year. By WOEF winners. HiOhwav 36 .The three-countv draft took
Driscoll Adina de Zavala and the time an 1885 Kansas quaran- -Kristi Sklar, Doris Haak, SAhirtyrcandy bars could be 210 men Tom' Fayette
the Daughters of the Republic of tine law banning Texas steers and Theresa Enax were win- purchased for one dollar. Colorado, and Austin county to
Texas preserved the Alamo for all killed the trail drives, more than ners of the deposit growth con- •The Rev. K Ingall was Korea
of us., five million cattle and one million test installed at St. Johns Lutheran ’Pipeline was being built
Another Texas icon, the long- mustang horses had made the ’Recent study claimed that church in Wallis. from Sealy to Katy by Massey
horn steer, also came perilously trip home prices were to escalate .Mrs T R Jones had a Pipeline Construction Co.
close to extinction in the early With the end of the drives, highly during the 90’s. blooming poinsettia in her ’A new nylon hand and elec-
20th century. which put a premium on the long- «Nine people were arrested home during mid-July, which is trie arm was created for
After Columbus discovered the horns ability to walk long dis- in Bellville for failure to pay usually not seen amputees
New World the Spanish brought tances and endure hardship, fines and court costs during a .Kath Burttschell won the .Five boxes of Wheaties cere-
their long-horned Andalusian cat- other breeds which matured earh- week-long “round-up”. Farm Bureau Queen contest of al could be bought for one dol-
tie to the West Indies, but it was er and put on weight faster began • Lonnie Owers, George 1970 lar
not until 1521 that six or seven of to grow more popular. Soon the Hogan, and Arthur Moeller *The firemen gained more ’Navasota was to receive a
them were brought ashore in once-numerous longhorns were were the new owners of than $10,000 net from the ’70 new Brazos bridge. • fp . •
Mexico: r . - a • t teduced to several small scattered Columbus Livestock Auction. ’ frolic. ’Three packages of’gm cost
Longhorns first arrived in Texas herds. I ’Johnny Lee and Rick-O- ’Banquet Cream Pies could 10 cents.
when Coronado headed north Wichita Mountains Wildlife J 3
history, nothing is more sobering took pork as America’s favorite
than pausing to consider how meat.
close we often come to losing parts Entrepreneur Joseph G. McCoy
of our heritage. almost single-handedly revolu-
This is why I worked hard to tionized the Texas cattle industry
secure National Historic Trail when he grasped that the rail-
designation for El Camino Real roads allow fast shipment of cat-
De Los Tejas, the network of trails tie to the booming industrial
traversing Texas from Louisiana cities of the northeast.
to Mexico. He commissioned Jesse
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