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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN JUNE 27 1919
PAGE THREE
NINETY-ONE YEARS OLD A VETERAN OF TWO WARS
AND PIONEER IN DEVELOPING TEXAS W. A. ROUTH
LIVES' WITH LOVED' ONES IN BROWN COUNTY TOWN
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A FEW WEEKS AGO an Associated dispatch in the Bulletin stated that
the last surviving veteran of the war with Mexico had died in his home
in California. Immediately there was called to the notice of this paper
and to the attention of the Associated Press -Organization the fact that
there is in tills county a surviving veteran of the Mexican war Captain
A. Routh of Blanket who is now past 91 years of age and is 'still hale
and hearty. '
Through the courtesy of the Blanket Signal from whoso tiles the copy
of Friday February 22 191S. is obtained a comprehensive review of the
Jjfe of Captain Routh the Bulletin is permitted herewith to present many
interesting facts concerning Captain Routh who is one of the oldest and
most cordially respected citizens of the county. The information was com-
pnea oy j. 1. nauuuun now luiiivbuuuuivu yi nus ubuh-i in iuci ;(wo veari. rator he moved within the
house of the Texas Legislature. !iHhrfm nf wiiitnwrieht ijidira and
Isoon thereafter was elected Worship
ful Master which office he tilled for
for one year. Senior Warden one year.
He was thereafter Worshipful Master
from 185G to 1SG2 when he enlisted
in the Confederate army. After his
return from the war- in "1SG5 ho was
again elected Worshipful Master
which office he filled until 1872 thus
tilling the highest office in the lodge
for thirteen years. He attended tbo
Grand Lodge of Texas each year dur-
ing his incumbency as Master of Oon-
stantine Lodge. lie was District Dep
uty Grand Master of the district tor
William Anderson Routh was born
February 24. 1S2S. in Jefferson county.
Tennessee. His parents Jonathan and )
Catherine Routh. were born and rear- I
d away back near Uie closing days (
of the American Revolution and in
the beginning days of our history as
an independent nation; away back
wlien Herculeap tasks were performed
by both sexes; when labor was con-
sidered manly and womanly and when
people literally earned their living by
honest toil. j
In 1S30 his parents moved from the
Old Volunteer stale to Jersey county.
Illinois and during the fifteen years
residence in this state the boy had
advantages of such educational facil-
ities as the country at that time af-
forded. He began life in real earnest.
Accepting his share of "roush and
tumble" experiences of the day. In
1S45 his father and his family emi-
5 grated to Texas settling ten miles
southwest of Bonham in Fannin
county.
Family Reunion. .
At the age of twenty-five Wt A.
Routh was married to Miss Margaret.
Bengc of Bonham. Texas. . To this
union were born four sons and one
daughter two of the sons -dying in in-
fancy. Those reared are Alfred P.
William E.. and Nancy Irene who
married William Beevers but now de-
ceased. In about nine years death
came and took away the "mother leav-
ing three little children. Feeling the
need of a companion as well as a
mother for his children he married
about three years later to Miss Mar-
garet Carter of Bonham. Five chil-
dren came io this marriage one dy-
ing in infancy. The four reared are
Kate now Mrs R. L. Pearcc; Martha
now Mrs. R W. Sears; Blanche who
became the wife of W. H. Keating
but now deceased and George C who
died on 29(h day -of January 1917.
In a few years Brother Routh was
again bereaved of a loved and loving
wife. After the lapse of several years
and for the third time he blessed his
life and his home by taking in mar-
riage Miss Sallie Thompson of Bon-
ham. Three children were the result
of this union; one dying in infancy
and two of them Margaret now Mrs
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Housing Accommodations for Big
Prize Fight One of Many Serious
Problems Being Solved in Toledo
(By Associated Press.)
TOLEDO Ohio June 27 This city
leaves only one thousand "extra sots"
for any emergencies which are bound
jsix years. In 1S90 he affiliated liim-
iself with Blanket Lodge -No fii.l. He
was soon thereafter elected Worship-
ful Master and served the Blanket
1lodge six years. For twenty-live years
.he served as Master of lodges and
while so serving helped to make Ma-
sons of his father Jonathan -'Routh
his brother Simeon Routh his tn rea-
sons Al P. George C. and Nunnollee
Routh and an innumerable number of
citizens comprising some of the best
element of the country .many of them
becoming leaders in indui.urie.s enter
prises and "professions of the country
some of whom -are still living
' Royal Arch Mason. : -When ihe Roy-
;al Arch Chapter was organized at
Bonham Brother Routh was one of
the first three receiving the degrees.
He immediately qualified to fill any
office in the Chapter and in IS 59 was
made High Priest of Chapter No. f2
tiers of that part of Texas In doing .lt Bonh.nu Uml served 15 years." For
this they rendered a service as truly manv veurs he has bCen a meior of
heroic for their country as any on the Roval Arch Cliapler at :Brown-
bloody fields of Mexico. The Ranger woo(1 -His riQOtA as a -Mlls0jl is re-
service and regular array service wn . iPmrh nf em-vino in
ritual work and' other
the Lodge.
er hajd just recognition iu history. j inHl'1oiis LhV
Thf- Mexican war had now closed;. That whicli hni. made pos.sible . this
and Miese .National soldiers went b;ickcivjl s0caU pareiUal military-and fra-
home to rebuild their fortunes in cvil l lertKll life oC captain Routh. so exal-
life. iCaptain Routh for thirteen years i Ullglv nul ucautftillv great and with-
thereafter was one of the chief char- ;oul Icn n0 man can be truly great
ncters that made Fannin' county bloom which ."overbalances 'all of the .other
as ayose garden till the awful carn-.g reaching eyoml time and into
age df the Civil War when he again eteraitv. aml wilI outshrne the stars
offered his life upon the altar ofliis ;fs tne.rejBious sido of life.
counjry. . j ; in 1S-J6. at the :age of IS while at-
Gotfcderate ServIce-TEarly in the 'ten(ling a Methodist campmceting in
sprijjg of 1S62 .Sylvannus Howell a Fainfn (.onuty.lic accepted the World
cou.sifii.of Capt Routh). organized the Rc(lcemer as. h5s Savlor. kllt)wingly
llthi Texas Artillerjy company in Hon-t nnt.intiin.Bii. iinmniinr .. vp.i
the outskirts . of. civilization by men re'sl)onsive
like. aptain Routh. perhaps has nev- -sej.vjce -m
hanil for seice in tile Confederate - fl imm(liatelv consecrated his
wu.u.u.iu .u Bfc TO Jesus as his pronheti priest
W. ii. Routh senior lieutenant. IIoW
ell's; company was ordered into the
Indipn department west of the Missis-
sipi)J. A brigade" was formed of two ;
and King. For the first four years he
was a Methodist. In IS'50 a Baptist
church was organized in tho county
culled Bois D'are church.. Brother
must grapple with a difficult housing' t0 arise
problem in preparing for the enorm- Lodging houses are preparing to do
ous crowd expected hero to witness thea laml offtce business. Like many oth-
heavyweight championship contest be- er American cities Toledo has out-
twecn Jess Wflliard and Jack Demuscy firown its housing accommodations in
July 1th. With a seating capacity es-jthc last few years due to tho great in-
timated at about fifty thousand in the ; duslrlal growth and rooming quarters
arena.it is estimated that al least sixty
thousand visitors will be in Toledo the
day of the bout. Of these about one-
third or twenty-thousand are expect-
ed to be in the city over night.
Toledo itself is a city about 300000
population and even in normal tiniest
the hotel accommodations are inade-
quate.' The city boasts of eleven hotels!
of ono hundred br more rooms capac-j
ity and ten more of fifty rooms or bet-
ter. The two biggest hotels have Leon
"sold out'" for the last six weeks.'
Nearly all the other larger hotels have.
reservations calling for their full ca-l
pacity. The smaller hotels arc filling;
more slowly but unquestionably will j.
be occupied to capacity long heforei
July 3rd. i
All the hotels plans -to install extra;
cots' and beds in the rooms. A fiat rate
of $".00 a bed whether tnere are two
or half a dozen beds in each room
has' been established as (he mui'mum.
Only a few newspapermen who have
been on tho scene a month or more.
will bp -"permitted to occupy rooms ;
alone. Other guests will be obliged to j
share their rooms with as many per-i
sons as the management sees tit to pro-1
vide beds for. !
. Estimates place the total bedding ac-
connuodalions in the hotels at a dis-i
crepancy of thirteen thousand beds
for the number pf persons expected to
spend the night of July 3rd in Toledo.
Ad Q.. Thatcher a Toledo sports-
man is tho leader in the enterprise to
provide sleeping accommodations for
this overflow. Thatcher and several as-
sociates have obtained leases on a
number of vacant buildings in the
downtown district and for the last;
month have been installing cots. -The
two largest of these buildings the Ter-j
minal Building and a fivo story stnr-i
ture. formerly occupied by Toledo's j
largest department store will provide!
room for three thousand and two
are none too plentiful even in normal
times. Keepers of lodging houses are
planning to double up their regular
guests to make' room for the expected
'influx of visitors.
. Toledo is within a short train dis-
tance of many large cities and . hun-
dreds of persons will stop over night
in these cities coming to Toledo only
in. time for the contest. Hundreds per-
haps thousands of persons will stay
all night in Chicago Detroit and
Cleveland all within a few hours ride
of Toledo.
Pullman and steamer accommoda
tions cannot be counted upon. The
ITnited States Railroad Administration j
has ruled that it cannot permit the
boxing contest to interfere with train
movements vital to the demobilization' -of
returning troops and has already' .
cancelled permits for many special-
trains which have been planned for .
the contest. Persons who were plan- -ning
on making the trip on these spe- .
cial trains will therefore have to come -to
Toledo before the bout and will add'
to the crowd of visitors here.
TALKING MACHINES-tke Victer
he Pathe tke Brmswick; all tke
latest records: see as at oace.
EMPIRE FURNITURE CO.
Special for 3 Days at Norwood's
One hundred dozen Ladies' Union
Suits Shell Bottom With Patent
Shoulder Straps that are guaranteed
not to slip off. Perfect fit; made of
long silky fibre cotton. The form and
fit will not wash out. They are cut
4 inches-longer than any other gar-
ments. A lady from 75 to 300
pounds can get a perfect fit here.
Medium Size 3 days special at 50c Extra Size for 3 days at 65c
These Prices Are for Three Days Only
Burt Norwood
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sruuiu ui iiu ol.w.aMTtouh wds )a)tiz((1 ih the fellowship
twq of Cherokees one of Semmoles jQf this chim.h )V Rev Jimm!e SmIth(
one of Chickasaws and several white ' hnm . ... .. nnm w
regiinents. D. H Cooper was made
fore coming to Texas. Owing to the
iingauier uenerai awij&am B. -.Maxes i iarsi? settC(l condiUon of the coun.
.Alajpr General over this Indian e-; "at ual tinU! th8 church (UssoIvl
narunent. Tins . department of the . i r....t ..i i.i
n VrT. IJ unnavnn r M X nnllnn 1 I1A11 J Jf . .1 4 L-A. f II. I.
iunn. aim -Mtiuit-in-v m- nv ivopieueraic xvrmy west oi me great.-.
living and proving themselves as didj
all the otliprs. blessings to the world.
ers probably will have room for an-
other two thousand bcds.
Thatehor and his associates are In-
stalling cots formerly used in army
tti'ntonmonts. All bedding for. tiie tem
porary-Sleeping accommodations is be:-jS
ing rented from ChicaRo linen for tcn'orj.
thousand cots having boon secured byigg
the Toledous. Probably ten thousand
beds will be ready by July 3rd whU b
. . "ma
Not many years ago this last compan-
ion died leaving Captain Routh alone
during his last days here on earth
except for .the sweet lovely carotakiiig
of Uncle Al and Aunt Sadie whose at-
tentions to him are as gentle and as
thoughtful as if he were their own
horhin fii tlin Tlfitiluihi !l:infit flnirli.
rivL in Arkansas. Indian. Territory- rhi3 AV.M jn- 1S52t all( Kov. A. E. cc-
and -M.ssissippi occupies a very prom- jM was I)as(or ufe luculborshlp
inout pjace m the history of the Civil ;Continue(l iiere 4ill. after his - return j
Ur. In Howell s absence which vVras jfrom Ulc war Qf Ul(J si'xt 1S66 (
wM.wuvuiB8liu.. uuWm..t. "-ue became a charter member of tho
Rith. was m lull command of Hie j ncvv church nois rarc with an old
company and when Howell was pro- Arkan8as pre:u:her :UH pasU)r whose
inqted to higher artillery servuie he .... .... i;irMn 0ontr.. Th ohurcU
suteeeded Howell. Though never tor-
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to! j proudly stand among the hladkened 1
other children children-in-law and
grand-children and all other peoplp.
by word by acJ. by deed spread flow-
ers in his pathway and put forth ev-
ery effort- to make velvety the latter
end of his earthly pilgrimage.
His Military Life.
Mexican War. In 1S47 -Jajncs S.
Gillett oft Paris Texas organized a
company for service in the !Mexiean
war. Among the number enlisting
was 19-year-old W. A. Routh. In due1
time the company went to Austin. lipids waved their . l)
j i M U' J' " -. twheii it was disbanded and another
Miien uie war enaeti uaptam jiouui j H
rutuiiieu 10 uis runnin county jiojuu
orcatiized nearer llrolheri
Routli's home .with .Rev. R. L. Pea feu
ujlls of his ruined bo nntry. nihgnif.- jChurch. until he
ctat -in -the groom of defeau and :stlll a jcounty. Jlrothci
He was a. member of this
moved from .Fannin
hf ro. -He did ndt sit' down in despair . . . JM .
thence to San Antonio where Gillctt's
company was mustered into Uie Unit-
ed States military service. At this
time Gen. Taylor was needing men for
the taking of Monterey. This regi-
ment wa? composed of ten companies
that of Captain Gillett being one of
the ten. - Hays' regiment was
mustered in as long as they - were
to fte needed. "Starting from 'San An-
tonio for Mexico eager for active ser-
vice against the treacherous Mexi-
cans one can only imagine their cha-
grin when after crossing the Rio Frio
and before reaching the Nueces they
met a courier with orders to march
hack to- .San -Antonio and disband.
Immediately a determimition to or-
ganize 'another regiment was reached
"whereupon Gillette with w. A. Routh plicd "0
and other orave.men formed a com-
pany. Their former captain was elect-
ed and with nine other companies
formed a regiment and elected Colonel
Hays to lead them. Returning to San
Antonio; from Austin two of these
away the passing years Hcz Pamist :hurch of. whicll RevJ
was too proud to pipe too strong to .. ...... J
yfild to4versiy:.hethrewIown his !yer he myR( .nomhersijj. - t J
nftiskct and jnit! wi ling hands upon rtI 4 ; rf
.soon i (Cotton jer transfcrrcd to Turkfey Pcjlk whe.
iiiwiuiv) ui ih;ci.v.i;. rrt.; It TV C..... 1 T rir tti
. - 11. I. oavufcu HUM ivuv. v. iu
the Availing : plciw.
jTeague assisted in organizing a
Lchureh the later being elected firsjt
pasiQr and served as such for many.
years. vvnen uroiuer Jtouin moved
aiid the lields of wheat waved back
tjieir banners of goll.
Civil Ufe.
liFive years after (taplain Rqpth re
turned from the Mexican war lie was s. . . ... .. 1
a ... . .! . " 1 10 uiufiKet in iwrnc witn oiners
d)octcd High bheriff of Fannin county. 1. tho I5.UvkcL; na?
There were two oUu r -nien In iho race. LIst cIilU!ch.. of which )l(J has bccn
llTliriii finli-nH if I ik'ntt itlr'itit I - mtn i ' -
. "r" " r ""' true and faithful member and out bf
y j which he win doubtless be transferred
to the family in heaven. He was or-
dained as deacon in 1S56 in the second
Bois D'arc church in Fannin county
by. Rev. Martin Gentry and others.
He has always been indispensible to
plied "Uie other twp didn't .'get man
-yotes hut don't putrthat in." He was
fle-elected for a secjond term in iSaff.
ihul as he made good in war-and in
private life- he alsf) filled this office
Jour years with credit and honor In
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f nWd When asked iftak(JS am em:oura infr Uwm nmIcr
he Justices of the Peace -m county lher- pMtora dlrclUIoi!. Knovriw
well' that " officer is iioav
jcalled County Judge." ' ' .
; The next civil oflice held by him was
Unit of county commissioner of IJrown
county; from 181)2 'to 1896.
He was contemporary in Fannin
'county with Samuel Bell Maxey John
companies. .instead of being sent into
Mexico were detained for frontier ser
vice one under High Smith as captain
was stationed in the Llano and Fred-
ricksburg county; the other under
Captain Gillett between San Antonio)
and the Rio Grande. The other eight
companies were sent to Mexico. Thiaj
regiment under Col. Jack Hays served ;
out its term of twelve months where-:
upon a third time a regiment was;-
mustered in with P. H. Bell after-
wards governor of Texas as colortelt
This third .attempt resulted as be-
fore in a failure to reach service In
Mexico. They did service n west and
southwest Texas for eight months;
which service together with other ser
vice of twelve months consisted of
many hardships. They had to fight
the thieves and marauding Indians
und Uie robbers and tough characters
of those days in defense of the set-
P. Simpson Bailey luglish. A. E. Pace'
R..H. Taylor and other great men thati
helped in those- days to niake Texas
great and to tide Uie state safely
through the reconstruction- period.
In 1800 Captain Routh moved to
Brown -county -settling near Turkey
Peak where he at once began to take
rank with Ijncle John'Damrpn W. A.
Turner Billie Burns Wilse J3y.num J.
W. Keating and all the other good citi-
zens to work out the destiny of this
county. It 'was while living there
that he was elected "county commis-
sioner and finished his second term
while living at Blanket moving here
in T891.
rasonic Life.
W. A. Routh was made a Mason by
Constantine. Lodge No. 13 A. F. & A.
M. in Bonham Texas in 1851 when 23
years of; age. He was treasurer of
the lodge for one year Junior Warden
that we are all weak and subject to
error; and to Avhom all his pastors
believe it will be said When he stands
before the great judgment "Well done
thou good and faithful servant enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord."
Cabbage und Sausages
Woman's Diet
"I have doctored with the best doc-
tors in the United States. Some said
one thing and sonto another was ailing
me and all wanted to cut me open but
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy saved me
so now I eat cabbage sattsage and any-
thing I want to. Nothing hurts me."
It is a simple harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allays the in-
flammation which causes practically
all stomahc liver and intestinal ail-
ments including appendicitis. One dose
-will convince or money refunded. Atlv.
RcnfroMoMinn l)rug Co. and drug-
gists everywhere.-rAdv.
Ruy your fruit sugar and ftrult jars
from Looney's.
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