The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1949 Page: 3 of 12
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L^Said
«Ju$f Laid
n His Tools
i Quit"
"Them Bones, Them Bones—It's Easy
To Connect 'Em"-Old Indian Burial
Ground Near Odem Provides Bones
Old Indian Burial Ground Unearthed Near Odem
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By JOHNNIE BROWN
A hunting dog scratching in
an armadillo hole jn a heavily
A bruahed section four miles south-
■a , 1 ,of °,lfm led to discovery
" hat appears in be a mass In-
vv h
d
Cati
in and ru
intrtii'tjr 1
Win “l
fOil Cm
! field '
P«t of Odm;
i men
*n ta S
BU ». . ...
Another !■ 't
ere sent to tl
tuiM another i
« fomp‘ ^*
Steve only two
fete the inside
*s in th" S' !h
l the writer
»s Armstrong,
rang had si.' nt all of
jf. carpenter work, hav-
mi lor /ears on govern-
fa m 'such r - i away
the Panama Canal and
By
burin
old.
last
ound perhaps 200
Fuday night. Ben and
B eKnam, of Calallen, and
' brother, Arthur Bickham,
i|vr‘!. n, ar Odem, had un-
rt*u 4,) skulls and there wore*
. 'e os that perhaps many
Indians ur: buried under a
mound row covered bv
y h''ush.
muse for |
men left
wont on
>ard Field,
anti the
t;
The Bickham brothers said
•’t many arrowheads and other
Indeui relics have been found'
alorn, a large gully in the same
vicinity. Several arrowheads and
sandstones used by the Indians
to sharpen their arrows were
found at the burial site.
L.arge Skeleton
Ben Bickham, who said that
he has dug up four Indian burial
grounds in Nueces County and
discovered several thousand ar
. rows and other relics, said that
jjv during the lunch one of the bones found at this
»iid. burial site had an arrow stuck
■ I get through with this into it. One skeleton measured
I going to Corpus Christij about seven feet,
on one ne rc long job,; The Bickhams found the bones
si I get through on that | buried in layers, the top level
found a decayed tooth—“Not
even a cavity, he added. The
bodies were buried on their sides
with the knees folded up against
the chests.
The Bickham brothers, as they
dug and studied the arrangement
of the mass grave, speculated on
the circumstances of the death of
the people whose bones they
were collecting, but no general
conclusions were reached.
Ben Bickham surmised that
there might have been some
(‘Jinnihols in the camp, and that
the nine skulls they found were
buried utter the remainder of
the bodies were eaten.
"tti'oiminimu
ping » put my tools. being approximately four feet
j never do another lick
rter work.
Ce s little place between
land Bluntzer, and have
of yeai lings My wife removed
P«ig stay in the hospital
(doctor ;x ! h'.pital bills
Ijse to get U r r.-l Wh< o
! cr, the n<->.t ; !■ I will
[ the iniis ami . tart even
ad I won't < vcr do any
enter work 111 just
r tools down r.t: duit
Aboard hou=< ' were fi-
gopleted and rtrro tmng.
his le'olut.on. went to
jChnsti and i d on a big
on jab. A f. w days
i Started to work ho was
a fall from a scaffold,
bough his dr< am, were
fcdized it v. .is on this
that he laid down his
the bd timo
from the top of the mound In
one hole, they found nine skulls
alone, indicating that the heads
were buried there after being
from the bodies.
Arthur Bickham said that the
decision to explore the burial
ground was reached several days
at'o following n discussion on
ghosts he had with an employe,
Jose Ruiz He said that Ruiz re-
lated how his dog, scratching for
an armadillo, started digging up
the bones.
Th< bones were discovered
approximately two miles north of
the Nueces River in a pasture a
short distance south of the farm
of Arthur Bickham and Stanley
Webb, Jr According to Miller
Harwood of Taft, and the Rt.
Rev William H. Oberste of Re-
fugio, who have studied the early
history of this section, the Ka-
rankawa Indians were in this
coastal section two hundred years
ago.
The Bickham brothers, using
small digging instruments, found
many different bones of the hu-
man body, including skulls, arm
and leg tiohfs, finger and foot
bones, and jaw bones with some
teeth .still intact.
u, , ,r Ben Bickham said that of ail
1 Stl-ii warm, It’X. I till- teeth he has seen in the large
1 hole they have dug, he has
Health For All
This column is sponsored, in
the interest of health hy San
Patricio County Tuberculosis
Association
(•IfXlIhlltllUnilUtlllllMllilllllMMlPmulHItlMMItllMIIUln '.-HIUIIIfltMM
FINDING TUBERCULOSIS
Tuberculosis is responsible for
nearly 50,000 deaths in the Unit-
ed Stater, each year. It kills at,
the rate of one person every j
eleven minutes—kills nearly 1,0001
Americans a week.
It is true that Tuberculosis'
has been forced down from first J
to seventh place among leading 1
causes of death in this countiyj
since the organization of the j
National Tuberculosis Associa-1
tion in 1904. But despite the
nationwide attack on tuberculos-1
is. which has expanded and ac- j
celerated since the founding of i
the NTA, TB still heads the
causes of deaths from diseases j
among yourtg adults between 15!
and 34.
One of the reasons why tuber-1
culosis has been difficult to con-1
trol is that the disease is a high-!
>y communicable one, spread!
easily from person to person. To
complicate matters, tuberculosis)
has no outward symptoms in its i
early stage. Therefore, a person
may have tuberculoses in an
early stage and not even know
that h< is ill. He innocently ■
goes about his daily tasks, [
spreading tuberculosis germs i
among his family, his friends, j
and his working associates.
There are an estimated 259.000
of these “unknown,” or unreport- j
cd, cases of tuberculosis in this;
country. But we know' how to | evidence of the disease even in
find these unknown cases, and i its earliest stages, before symp-
once they are found measures!, appar{,nt.
can be taken to have them piac-1 T ,, JL
ed under treatment and ihn«ti m communities all over the
halt the spread of their .
One way the unknown eases I Association and it.” 3.000
cun be and are being found is.f are cooperating with official
bv X-raying apparently healthy! health agencies in conducting
adults. For the X-ray can “see” chest X-ray surveys to find these
____________________________ unknown cases. Fortunately,
- ’ 1,1 .......-r—- *-,. (jie majority „/ cases found in
'the surveys are in the early
stages, when the disease is easi-
e.st to cure.
THE STATE OF TEXAS The case finding work of the
CITATION BV PUBLICATION tuberculosis associations is supp-
To George Bmmert and E. L.1 ( ^v^<-ly by the annual sale
SKELETONS DUG UP NEAR ODEM — In this
large hole, Joe, Ben, and Arthur Bickham, left to
right, have discovered what they believe to be the
remains of Karankawa Indians hurried perhaps
200 years ago. R. T. (Bob) Whitten i:: also shown
behind Arthur Bickham, (Pboto Courtesy Caller-Times)
Christmas Seal Sale opened this
year on Nov. 21 and will contin-
ue to Christmas. The American
people can help the campaign
to eradicate tuberculosis by buy-
National Tuberculosis jng and using Christmas Seals.
LEGAL
Ther you shop early or 'at*, there’* no happier
itmas gift than one to make life easier—like an
appliance.
Of course, it’s the power behind the appliance that
* the work—lends the h'.imetnaker an extra pair of
’tit. Tins v- nurelv ■ reminder that your friend#
aeie.hl-.rrs in this company—under sound bust-
* management — have made electricity the biggest
!gam in y >ir family budget. It's a reminder that a
to'/ w still BIG money, when you spend it for
tine service.
tral power and light company
George Ernmert
; Perrigue, defendants in cause No.
7330, District Court of San
: tricio County, Texas:
You and each of you are here-
1 by commanded to appear before,
I the District Court, 36th Judicial
! District, San “atricio County,'
Texas, at the court house there-;
of, in Sinton. Texas, at or be- '
fore 10 o'clock a. ,m. of the first
!Monday next after the expiration;
jot forty-two davs from the date1
!of issuance of this citation, same:
; being '.he loth day of January,!
A D., 1950, then and there toj
answer plaintiff s petition filed j
in the said court on the 28th j
dev of November, A. D., 1940. in)
this cause, numbered 7330 on the
docket of said court, and styled I
Aubrey E Smith tt ux, plaintiffs,
vs. John Pyatt c-t at, defendants. I
A brief statement of the na-
ture of this suit is as follows, i
to-wit:
Plaintiffs allege that they are;
the holders and owner* of a lot |
designated as Lot 8, Block Tier!
5Z, Township of Portland, San
! Patricio County, Texas, anti that j
|such title and possession is being,
'claimed under ten year statute of,
limitation, that the defendants;
are also claiming title to »aui1
property under deed executed by!
John Pyatt to Susie J. Pyatt, as.
filed Sor record m Deed Records
in San Patricio Coua|y, Texas,
as of October, 1948. Plaintiffs j
further are contending ownership i
by adverse possession and that j
defendants do not have any rea- j
son legally or otherwise to cog-i
trovert possession by plaintiffs;
herein. ,, .
Plaintiff further alleges, that!
defendant, George Emmert w last j
owner of record of said property,
and that defendant, E, L. Pern-
guo is a claimant of. said lot but.
, not substantiated by any record-!
led instrument, and that defend-j
iant John Pyatt has no adequate!
j chain of title to said lot wherein,
such claim of title would any
way sustain a legal transfer of
lot by John Pyatt to Susie J. J
Pvatt, and that defendants, John j
Pvatt and Susie J- Pyatt could
not have title by limitation mj
anv wise whatsoever,
Thi* action 1-' brought as a
trer*’ts« to try title suit and the -
claims of the plaintiffs art- more;
fully set out in petition filed by
I plaintiff in this suit.
! The officer executing this pro- s
j cess shall promptly execute the
I same according to law, and make
of Christmas Seals, as are the
pa" other year-round projects of the
associations which include health
education, rehabilitation, and
support, of medu al research. The
BILL CROOK
TOUR
Great American
Reserve
AGENT
HOSPITALIZATION
LIFE ANNUITIES
Sincere
Phone 3051V
Reliable
Sinton, Texas
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It Pays To Read The Ads.
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mm pmm have sought chivroibs
than any other make
—las# m they have done daring the total ?9-y@cfr period, 1931 fo data!
rasr
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passenger com than any other moke ... and more Chevrolet
trucks than ti»s next two makes combined. .. thereby placing
Chevrolet ftmif in sales this year, just at they have iksite tor
the- total 19-year period, 1931 to date.
NatorafSy, we and all Chevrolet dealers am deepfy
appreciative of this overwhelming tribute of preference; and
w« join with Chevrolet in pledging to do everything posibht
fcyvjiwB you greater and’ great®, vato# in iiwi maitf* awl
yean to come.
idue return as the law
! issued and given under my
__ directs.;
[hand and seal of sa.id court, at.
{office in San Patricio County, at,
I Stolon, Texas, this the 28th day,
I of November. A. O, !«•'
1 Attested:
J. L HAMILTON,
i Clerk, District Court, San Pa- ;
tricio Cdunty, Texas.
» a true copy, I certify.
S. r HUNT. Sheriff,
Son Patricio County, Texas.
FT! SUSY
to passenger ear sales
for nil postwar ymire
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cars on rood today
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to passenger car sales
ta* Iwi safes for
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total 19-year period^
to totol of
1931 to aat#
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trucks ec* mmd tadfeqr
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Richards, Henry C. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1949, newspaper, December 15, 1949; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth748621/m1/3/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.