The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1945 Page: 2 of 6
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THE ARCHER COUNTY NRWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER «, 1M5
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but I do not remember which one of
the boys placed that mesquite coal
in position.
Old Sam went to Seymour visiting
once and got into serious trouble. A
Seymour negro got after Sam with
a pistol and was making Sam do his
best running. The pistol quit firing
and the negro threw the gun at
Sam, who picked it up ..and killed his
pursuer the first shot he fired. I be-
lieve it was Joe Dickson. Joe Wheat
or Dalton, who were defending Sam
and they told the jury it was self
defense, and further, that it was an
accident, as Sam was only bluffing,
for he thought the pistol had been
Sam came clear,
OLD TIME NEGROES
OF ARCHER COUNTY
The following data on the colored
populace of Archer county in 1880.
66 years ago, is taken from The
1 News' Golden Jubilee special edition
of 1929. It is the work of the late
J. D. Powell.
emptied at him, .......
but he was a white folks’ negro
We had other negroes in the coun-
ty like Felix, Lee and Oliver Zolli-
coffer. Felix was headquarters cook
on the OX ranch and is now living
in Wichita Falls. lee was drowned
when he and Bill Matthis tried to
cress North Fork of the Little Wichi-
ta river on the A*rh«T City and
Dundee road. Mathis managed to get
out, but could not save the negro and
when Louis Fondville and the writer
found the body, it was just in the
same position as if it were astride his
horse. He was a good negro and is
buried in the cemetery at Archer City.
Charlie Coons was the old negro
cook for the 66 ranch and besides his
cooking for the boys, has pulled off
some special occasions for Uncle
Luke Wilson in entertaining his
friends from the East, one especially
that I remember was entertaining Ty
Cobb and the Detroit baseball team.
Charlie lives at Wichita Falls and
will be here on the 11th.
Oliver Zollieofier ivj an OX oEMI
also. He got into trouble and went
to the pen for two years, I will
never forget when Oliver was arrested
by me. He tried to run out of it.
I could have shot him. but just before
I fired, he ran under a clothes line
back of the home of R. E. Taylor’s
mother and
SPECIAL!
City. Graham road, south of Matt
Andrew’s home on West Fork, it
began t£ rain on us and the farther
we drove the harder it rained. After
crossing West Fork and driving about
to the line of the Jefferson county
school land, we turned off the road
to camp for the night and it rained
a hard rain during the night. The
next morning when we hitched up to
start our journey, the wagon wenf to
the axle on the prairie and our team
was unable to budge it. It was nee-
essary to get help and I started out
east to where I had heard dogs bark-
ing during the night and when I
reached the house, a negro came out
and I told him my trouble and he
said he would saddle up and s?*
what he could do. I told him that
if he had a team. I thought he could
help, but otherwise not, for the wag-
on was over a mile from the road
and the prairie all seemed to be a
bog. He insisted on going and trying
to help and I agreed. He put his
rope to the end of the tongue of the
wagon and with the assistance thus
given, we soon got to the road, but
when he took his rope off. we didn’t
go far until we were stalled again
and Old Heck put his rope back on
the tongue and helped us in to Ar-
cher City. Old Heck won a place in
our hearts by his kindness and even
after that when he was in Archer
City, he would come to our house and
my mother would give him a good
meal. He was a good negro and knew
his place among white folks and was
considered one of the best cow hands
in the county. I think he was work- i
ing for the JJ ranch owned by Har-
monson.
Another negro was old Pleas, who
worked for the same ranch and who
was thought a good deal of by the
white folks. He was also a cow hand
133-foot Lariat Ropes
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TO HELP KEEP
YOUR CAR UP
Cold Weather is a cruel
enemy to any auto. Let
our attendants keep your
car in ship-shape.
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the line caught him
under the chin, dragging him from
his horse. It came near breaking MS’
neck and when he came to. he asked
me if I had shot him. I guess he
was expecting it
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Perry Kirkendall. ex-corporal who
, served 3*4 years in the service, is
living here at present with his sister,
Mrs. Artie Nelson, and family. Kirk-
endall served 18 months in Puerto
Rico. Another brother. Van Kirk-
endall, of Breckenridge, is here for
a while due to the fact that his
| roughnecking job is nearer Archer
I City than from his home town.
BEAUTIFUL MAHOGANY VENEERED BEDROOM SUITES
BATTERY TESTING
We'll tell you frankly
whether you need a new
battery or charging.
Limited quantity metal toys. Wil-
son Variety Store.
Chinaware and Dishes
Mrs. Ada Ballowe, of this city, and
Mr. J. F. Patterson, of Wichita Falls,
were married Sunday, November 26,
at 7 p. m. at the Baptist church in
Wichita Falls. Mr. Patterson is a
builtling contractor. The couple plan
on making their home here until
school is out as Mrs. Patterson isi
employed at the school cafeteria.
jK ARE RECEIVING DAILY NEW SHIPMENT
§ CHINAWARE AND CRYSTAL IN OPEN
m STOCK.
New Shipment
CALIFORNIA POTTERY, only........$6.95 set
Have a nice assortment Fiesta Ware
WE ARE NOW RECEIVING LIMITED SHIPMENTS . . .
WEAREVER — aluminum ware
All metal kitchen stools. Limited
quantity. Wilson’s Variety Store.,
with our trail herd, a large gang of
Indians could be seen approaching
and it was not long until the cook
hollered for help from the wagon.
I went back to find about a hundred
old squaws around and in that wagon
taking everything they could get their
hands on in the way of “grub.” They
would not let the cook drive his wag-
on on until they were satisfied with
their pillage and I saw, when I ar-
rived at the scene, we would have
nothing to eat if it was not stopped.
So, I tied my horse to the wagon
team and got in the wagon ad threw
those Indian out by hind, and when
they would attempt to return, I
would crack them on the knuckles
with an iron poker, until I hit one
too hard. I guess, and must have
broken a finger by the way she acted.
This seemed to make them good and
angry for they commenced to pelt
me with everything they could lay
I told the cook
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Accidents and high repair
bills often result from
poor alignment.
Mrs. Weldon Brannon, of this city,
attended the funeral last Wednesday
of her uncle, Carl Browning, in Rog-
coe, Texas.
I Acker-Young Company
£ Olney, Texaa
George Reese, of Fort Worth, one
time employed here by L. J. Miles,
will leave for Mexico City this week
as an instructor on a construction
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Brannon
spent the past week-end in Brecken-
ridge.
TUESDAY ONLY
FRIDAY
and SATURDAY
lOVOUtAVSHIH't
their hands on. so
to lash the horses and drive to the
herd where we would have more help,
but the bucks took a hand and rode
in front of our team and got them
stopped before we got to the herd.
About this time Old Cal rode up to
the scene to help me. and he did.
without fear, it seemed, for he made
I a road through those Indians suf-
I ficient for the wagon to pass and
we made it to the herd. When all
of our boys got together, the Indians
rode off. but we pat up a double
| guard on that night, for we expected
a n:ght attack. However, it failed
to .materialize.
Sam Wright was another negro
who was known to all the old time
boys and was liked by the white peo-
pie. He was cook for the OX ranch
and was a very good one. Sam wore
a pair of shoes with the counters
NEW LUBRICATION
Transmission and differ-
ential flushed and new lu-
bricant put in.
~ w tiOTjng
JOSEPH
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Also good shorts
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
The Screen’s Supreme Adventure in SUSPENSE!
COLUMBIA’S
RADIATOR CHECKED
faulty radiator
when the temperature hits
the very bottom.
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with
ROSS HUNTER
LYNN MERRICK.-TED DONALDSON
BATTERIES
FLOOR MATS
SUNDAY and MONDAY
PARTS FOR ALL CARS
Two Reel Victory Loan Parade of Stars
COORDINATED BY PRODUCED BY PARAMOUNT
TOM BAILY FOR THE VICTORY LOAN
USE PRECAUTION
RATHER THAN CURE
GREGORY peck
I think Seth Su es. Bud Coving-
ton. Dan Hardy, Jim Gravatt, Charlie
Cowan. Warren Harroid and many
others will remember the incident.
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Allan Ladd. Panl Lee, Noreen Nash, Franklyn Pangborn, Olga San
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The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1945, newspaper, December 6, 1945; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708447/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.