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The Albany News
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Thursday, July 8, 1999
oram
lolland wins 2nd in
contest
-Karen Sikes Holland of Moran
named as the second place
vqpner in the adult division of
t£ *Life in West Texas Photog-
rf)hy Contest" conducted re-
cflitly by the Center for Con-
tdfaporary Arts, in conjunction
with several other sponsors.
m ■
3!olland«ntered a photograph
that she had taken of her daugh-
ter, Harli, riding a horse.
In addition to being named as
i winner, the photo was also
chosen to be published in the
"li,ife in West Texas Calendar"
tor the year '2000.
• During a reception for the
winning photographers, Holland
Was awarded a framed enlarge-
ment of the photo, certificate of
achievement and several gifts
donated by sponsors.
Winning entries were exhib-
ited at the Center for Contempo-
rary Arts.
Karen is the daughter of D.C.
ind Fran Sikes of Breckenridge.
TEMPERATURES
June 30 - July 6,1999
DATE HIGH LOW PREC.
6-30
7i4l
7-02
7-03 ■
7-04
7-05
7-06
•June total
Year to date
95
99
96
95
93
92
96
74
74
73
73
71
,68
69
7,57
18.59
AWARD-WtNNINGPHOTO—Karen Holland's photograph
of her daughter Harl-i on horseback won second in the annua!
"life m West Texas' Photography Contest' held In Abilene..
SHACKELFORD COUNTY
Statement of Revenues & Disbursements
For the Year Ended December 31,1998
ASSETS ■
. Cash . .... -I;- v $
' Cash 'ivestrieocs v..
. .Taxes receivable
Allowance for uncollectihles..
TOTAL ASSETS ..: $
LIABILITIES AND FUND" EQCI FY: " ;
;ISote payable :... ....'.
Deferred revenue .
Due to Other funds and'depositors
, TOTAL LIABILITIES . \
FUND EQUIIY; .
Fund balance ...
$
317,014- ;
139,765 '■
677,416'
(62,363)
,071,832 ,
1 5^677
615,0">3
84,411.
715,141 ■
336,691 '
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND EQl TV " % 1,071*832
RECEIPTS: . / -v " *
Ad Valorem taxes ........../... , $
'Automobile license fees ■
Lateral funds
Fines and forfeitures
Miscellaneous and sale of fixed assets ..."
Interest ...; ....,
. Charges for services
Employees insurance and mgd care reimb
Automobile title fees
,017,338
224,254'
I 3,980
1 75,509
: 14,775
14,609
52,412
4,699
6; 104
TOTAL RECEIPTS
DISBURSEMENTS:
General administration :..$
Non-departmental
judicial and legal .......
Financial administration.'..a.;:'.:.,...........
Public facilities • • : '
Veterans service office ...
County l ibrary
. Highways and streets
Elections ..., .
Constable ....:
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
,52 3,680
105,854
1 38,042
315,221
65,505
92,012
5,262
6,849
448,470
4,774
4,419
,386,408
EXCESS OF RECEIPIS OVER (UNDER) DISBURSEMENTS $ 1 37,272
FUND BALANCE - ADJUSTMENT LOAN PAYMENT > 78,995
.$ 140,424
FUND BALANCE - DECEMBER 51.1997 ,
FUND BALANCE - DECEMBER 31, 1996 $ 356,691.
New Auxiliary officers installed
Mary Edwards has been in-
stalled as the new president
for the Ernest F Pettit Post
American Legion Auxiliary.
Serving with Mrs. Edwards
for the next term are the fol-
lowing new officers: vice presi-
dent, Elma May Huskey; 2nd
vice president, Dolores Midkiff;
secretary, Brenda Butler; trea-
surer, Dorothy Tollefson; his-
torian, Lucille Forbes; sgt. at
arms, Eloise Zuspann; chap-3
lain, Mae Delle Jones; mem-s
bership chairman, Mildreds-
Smith. Barbara Johnson of the ~
Abilene Auxiliary was the in-~
stalling officer.
wire & memories
by Audrey Parker Brooks
This week's column is a col-
lection of memories of life on
Battle Creek in the late 1870's
and the 1880's. The main source
for the memories was from a
letter written by the late Delia
Brooks Latimer to her name-
sake granddaughter, Delia
Latimer. The letter is dated De-
cember 26, 1975 and was Writ-
ten by Mrs. Latimer during a
flight from DFW to San Diego,
California to visit her son, Don
and;his family. Other memories
were provided by Ida Barker
Blake, a daughter of Squire
Leandfer Barker.
■ Mrs. Latimer's letter, writ-
ten at the request of her grandfc
daughter, began: "I remembered
stories told to me by a lovely old
lady who had grown up on the
same farm that I had but many
years earlier. I decided I would
tell you about her school days as .
she told it to me.' r
"More than )ne hundred years
ago there were few settlers in'
West' Texas■ The Indians had
roamed the area that makes up
extreme Shackelford County
where there is a juncture of
Shackelford. Stephens, Eastland ,
and Callahan Counties. Battle
Creek flows through the area,
named for Indian battles fought
nearby.
"The water holes were deep,
the trees and vegetation lush.
The hills and gullies were many
and game and fish were abun-
dant'. There 1'n the Far corner of
Shackelfprd County, Battle
Creek makes a wide sweep and
curves around a bend. Inside
this, curve the earlier settlers
built their homes and called the
place Horseshoe Bend. Some of
the families living there were
the Dennis, Rutledge, Hamilton,
Barker. Merrift and Wed-
dington .There were §everal chil-
d rep ! n each fam.11 y: They :■
roamed the hills and worked and
played. They fished in Battle
Creek, and learned to crap wild
animals. Animal pelts were a
source of leather used for shoes,
harness for the horses, as well
as supplying material for chair
seats. Furs >were also a good
source of income and the skins
of skunks, 'possums, coons, foxes
atid Wolves were in, great de-
mand..
"There were many large pe-
can trees along the creek and
the pecan crops provided another
source of food and money," the
old lady revealed. "Wild plums
were used to make jams and
jellies. Bees furnished honey - a
mild, sweet honey for there were
many catclaw bushes in the area.
Algerita berries made excellent
jelly and wine. Fish were plenti-
ful and small game was abun-
dant. Squirrels, rabbits, doves,
quail and turkeys thrived along
the banks of Battle Creek.
"Small fields vvere put into
cultivation and corn and veg-
' etables were planted. Friendly
Indians living near the creek
welcomed the settlers and
taught them many things about
* herbs, roots and leaves that were
'good medicine. From the moun-
tain rush we made a tea that
was not only pleasan t to the taste .
but a good tonic for the,body
Soon the settlers recognized
the need for a school. "Children
needed an education," the pio-
neer woman continued "Five
families banded together to build .
a one-room school house and hire
a teacher . The school house was
located in the central part 'of
Horseshoe Bend it the .rest of a
small hill where one could see in
every direction and was near
each family."'
Mandy Hamilton, the elderly
story teller/recalled the day she-
was frightened by an Indian
lurking in the bushes. She de-
' scribed "he incident this vay T
was skipping the short distance
home, swinging my bonnet by
the strings when I saw the In-
dian. I threw up my hands in
fright and,sailed my bonnet into
the top of a nearby tree, My
. father and a neighbor searched
diligen tly but no Indian was ever
found '
Delia Latimer's father bought
the farm once ywued by. Mandy
Hamilton's father. She recalled
playing near the ruins jf the
littl6 school house. I believe the
Brooks lived, in the Hamilton
house for a number of years.
Later a larger, two-story house
Was built on a bluff overlooking
Battle Creek and Horseshoe
Bend,
The memories of Ida Barker
Blake are very similar to those
of Mandy Hamilton. Blake re-
Moraii Community Calendar
July 8 - Birthday Club, Deep Creek Trading. Post, 6:00pm
July 17 - 'Clean & Proud" Work Day
|uly~27 - "Clean & Proud" Pot Luck-Supper,
Community center, 6:00pm
DUk
£P&Qh.LE$ Sanlz
Clyde, Texas
Moran, Texas
MEMBER FDIC
called "In December 1881 we
moved to Shackelford County
where I grew up. We were a:
large family - eleven in all. We
had good times together We
youngsters used to climb on the
rail fence to watch the herds of
hundreds of heads of cattle trail
by We lived on the highway
(dirt road) on which the cattle
were taken from one range to
another Sometimes a herd
would take an hour to pass our
place."
In recalling her school days
Ida Barker said, "I was ei t
years old when I first wen. to
school. There were no free
schools. Each father paid a cer-
tain amount for each child.
School usually ran for only three
months. The teacher boarded
around with the different fami-
lies,"
All of this'pioneer living took'
place a scant mile from my home.
The Hamilton family, (not re-
lated to other area Hamilton-?
apparently owned a sizeable
acreage in the area. When I came'
to this area. Bob Weddihgton of
Cisco owned a large acreage
across Battle Creek. Hia mother
was Hamilton We once leased
some Battle Creek property,
then owned by Lucion's cousin.
There are two unmarked graves
on the place. Mrs. Lindsay, 3_
Hamilton before marriage! said
Hamilton kin occupied th-j
graves. ; ' ; •.
Did Hamiltons and/or"
Weddmgtons own the cattle that
, "trailed" by the Barker place for
an hour at a time? Or'did a ca ttle
trail heading for market once
cross Battle Creek' I've never
heard of one. But - it has oeen_
suggested that' the fallen rock
fence on the place we leased,
may have been a "holding pen" ,
for Cattle moving up ,ne trail I.
j wish that Mandy Hamilton and
Idti Barker had been more,
explicit, I guess' I'li never know
But one thing I do know, is the
name of -.he school both girls
attended was "Double File." but
why11 don't know
Precautions urged
■ Taking a few precautions,
when working or playing out in
the heat this summer can help '
prevent heat-related illnesses.
"The key is drinking a lot of
fluids, " said Dr Robert Fromm
with Baylor College of .Medi-
cine and,The Methodist Hospi
tal.in Houston. "It is Best to
drink water, however, some
sports drinks will also replace
salts and potassium the body'
loses when sweating ' ,
Fromm says stay away from
alcohol and soft drinks with cat-
feme because both can increase
urine flow, contributing to de-
hydration. Dehydration can
cause a person to become diziy
or drowsy, develop headaches
and a dry mouth. In infants,
systems would include de-
creased urination and sunken
eyes.
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