The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1992 Page: 3 of 29
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THURSDAY, MAY 21,1992
THE TUL1A (Swisher County) HERALD
PAGE THREE A
Allards' Doors Never Locked
Tulian Agnes Allard 'Pioneer Woman Of Plains'
Continued from Page One
had canned from the ranch's large
vegetable garden. The garden, like
their home, was open to the public to
gather free what grew there.
Her husband arose at 5 a.m. daily
to cook breakfast for his hired hands
and himself.
Agnes' day started at 6 o'clock.
Frequently she drove to Clarendon
to secure medication for the cattle,
ranch supplies and groceries.
She had an emergency outlet
when she was unable to make the trip
to Clarendon. A phone call ordered
the necessary supplies and the mail
carrier, Bob Baird — a former JA
Ranch hand — delivered it to the
ranch.
When the Shoe-Bar Ranch cow-
hands were working cattle on the
range, they ate from a chuck wagon.
That did not necessarily mean
empty chair around Agnes' table.
"We had lots of people coming
and going who ate with us, too," she
said. These included cattle buyers
from Kansas City, who came to in-
spect cattle on the ranch, which sold
in "big bunches" of 1,000 to 2,000
head at one time.
Friends, including four doctors
from Amarillo, looked forward to
opportunities to hunt quail, ducks
and geese on the isolated ranch. They
often recalled their good times there.
This life was the thing western
movies are made of.
"Cattle chutes — where the cattle
were loaded — were scattered all
over," the pioneer woman recalls.
"There was one chute close to the
ranch house, only two blocks from
the paved highway."
Mrs. Allard frequently attended
meeting of a home demonstration
club, she did not join because she
"had to stay at home many times to
answer the telephone."
Although her name was not on the
membership roll, the Extension HD
agent, Mrs. O. B. (Jessie) Watson,
considered her a member.
Her husband held membership in
the Texas Cattlemen's Association.
BRISCOE ORGANIZERS*
Agnes’ association with the early-
day Panhandle Country began long
before she and her husband moved
to the Shoe-Bar Ranch in 1933.
The former Agnes Northcutt was
a member of a pioneer family which
helped to organize Briscoe County.
She was bom April 19, 1905, in
Silverton, a daughter of Tom and
Lena Watson Northcutt.
Her mother, at age 18, moved
from New Orleans, La., where she
had been in school, to Silverton to
teach and join her parents there.
Tom Northcutt went to Silverton
from Longview. He was in the mer-
cantile business and was a building
contractor for houses and schools.
His father, John Northcutt, was
the first justice of the peace after
Briscoe County was organized. The
families of both of Agnes' parents
originally occupied dugouts after
their arrival in Silverton.
From a family of six brothers and
three sisters, only Agnes and Velma
Rhodes of Austin arc living.
Agnes was an early-day Silverton
public school student, graduating
from high school there. Following
six months of studies at Amarillo
College, she was employed by the
Federal Home Loan Administration
in Silverton prior to her marriage
Feb. 15,1929, to Roy Allard in Sil-
verton.
He had moved to Silverton from
Stephenville at the tender age of 16
and hired on with the JA Ranch at
age 17.
The young couple lived on a ranch
near Fort Sumner, N. M., following
their marriage. They returned about
four years later to the Panhandle.
The Allards had one daughter,
Mrs. Shafe (Jonnie) Weaver of Sil-
verton. Bom in Silverton, she at-
tended school there, staying with her
Grandmother Northcutt during the
week days.
Mrs. Allard has two grandchil-
dren and nine great-grandchildren.
In 1965, she and her husband
moved to Tulia upon his retirement
from the Shoe-Bar Ranch. The ranch
owner offered the couple the op-
portunity to spent their retirement
years at the ranch, but they declined.
Roy Allard died Feb. 2,1971.
AGNES STILL HELPING
While living at the Shoe-Bar, the
Allards attended a small Baptist
Church in the Brice Community,
three miles from their residence. A
member of the Presbyterian Church
in Silverton before it disbanded,
Agnes joined First Presbyterian
Church in Tulia.
She is described as being "an ac-
tive, loyal member, always present
at services when able, helps with
church dinners and participates with
the Care and Concern group which
visits sick people and shut-ins."
The "Pioneer Woman of the
Plains" also holds membership in
the Tulia Garden Club and Friday
Bridge Club.
Arthritis, which crippled her
hands, has forced her to discontinue
a favorite hobby: needle-work. She
formerly belonged to a quilting club
while residing on the ranch and hs
made "many quilts, has crocheted
afghans and embroidered."
After receiving an artificial knee
joint implant several years ago, Mrs.
Allard walks without aid and is re-
covering successfully from cancer
surgery. She continues her various
activities but says, "Now I like to
play bridge, read and do nothing!"
That last statement is not entirely
true. Agnes Allard will always be a
good cook and continues to share
whatever she has.
That pioneer trait lives on. Ac-
cording to a friend, "Hdr visitors
leave her house (616 SE Second)
with fruit jelly, cookies, her famous
stew or macaroni and cheese, or
other foods — with more than they
might have taken her. She visits the
sick and her friend and takes food
and sunshine. Anyone who docs her
a favor, no matter how slight, is
amply rewarded."
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TOP RATING AT FESTIVAL—
Shartda Miller earned a I (one)
rating with her piano selection at
the Greater Souihwest Music
Festival in Amarillo. Other local
pianists who participated were
Chana Miller, Jill Miller and Kassi
Miller, who like Shanda Miller are
students of Sue George, and Karla
Kirkpatrick and Matt Dutton, stu-
dents of Peggy Bush. Nathan
Moore and Latan Wiggins sang
with the Amarillo Boys Choir.
—Staff photo
STEPHEN POWELL HOME
Steven Powell, a 23-year-old Tulia
man who was seriously injured Sunday,
May 10, in a motorcycle accident, has
been released from Northwest Texas
Hospital in Amarillo and allowed to
return home, according to friends.
Goodpasture,
Inc.
(Formerly Prairie Grain)
FOUR LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU
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Congratulate your Senior
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We’re Proud Of You!
Lots Of Luck In
The Future!
HIGHLAND UIL PARTICIPANTS—Highland Elemen-
tary students who participated In the district UIL sto-
rytellers category (left photo), standing (L-R) were
Dan Dawson (alternate), Molly Gardner, Terrill
Amburn, Dancia Mahanay, John Gage and Paige
Preston; front (L-R), Isaac Ehly and Charla Kinkel.
Gardner, Mahanay, Amburn and Gage are third
graders and the others are second graders. Pictured
in right photo are standing (L-R), Robert Finch,
Blake Morris and Evan Adams; middle, Jessica
Botello and Alisha Allen; and front, Jenny Rogers,
Kourtney Jones and Tammie Carter. Morris, Finch,
Rogers and Carter participated in spelling and the
others In ready writing. —Staff photo
Highland Asks
For 30 Minutes
Thursday, 28th
CPOC of Highland Elementary is
asking for 30 minutes of local indi-
viduals' time on Thursday morning,
May 28.
"We need you to come read to our
students for 30 minutes" that morning,
a spokesperson explains. "We only
ask that you give a little information
about yourself and read a bode of your
choice for no more than 30 minutes.
"You participation will enrich each
little life. Make your commitment to
education known today" by contact-
ing Paula Owens or Shelly Allen at
995-4141.
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Reynolds, Jim. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1992, newspaper, May 21, 1992; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507374/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.