The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1908 Page: 4 of 4
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was a ,
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e im mediate cause
of that
the Htlio h hi 'ot of Hsud!ev, silo-
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ated on tho Northern fexas True*
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Subscription $1.50 Per Year 3
tiy or Seil
■till
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1.1 country ns
e o 116 wer»*
a false nous
t ti e anting,
tins (11 arc it
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w is occupied Itv
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.it (1111*0 ovi ri lii r.g was got tec
rend) ( >r n ^rrut hunt. A boil)
ol mounted s.minus was scut out
united with lotio»*s not arrows
guon bring I»*f 1 behind because
powder w’hn scarce, the lance and
art >w t*« *ntr sufficient. Thoy wen*
ai'oompstiisil with two wheeled
cnrrctHH bun led by oxen am! l"inl-
rJ with si*'t and i ijuipinHiita i • r
jorkit g cn**at ami preserving ilu*
skins Win n Ibo) arrive I at tin
ground no time was lost by the
. in or. r. t io attacking tiic herd* Kv •
cry I hi ng was going well, the out
(iilOfH wore being «lsiu in great
numbers, aud j »y iwas in ever)
fane at the prospect of a iiouutllnl
harvest ot meat, when all at once
a band of (' mam It.-a swept on to
the scene, spreading woe where
1 >) bad reigned, and appropriating
ail the meat and a good miny oi
the sculp* of the hunters. And
back to the Millin') Union) I ur*
lied the remnant oi the Ooudeinned
K *g hi *nl to honic themselves up
on p'ain corn— “main » / il**-— until
<li('Vr»v«ded Ootnanciiea bail left
tor I rest) fields
Tims may possibly not lie true,
but it could easily l.ie been ho,
us It preset Is a very good picture
ot ii(«* la those d iy* lo this coon
trv, The Military Clilonv was
tlifre, the inmncheH were eusto-
mary marauders into Mexico In
those d )n. ami the buffaloes, In
small bands, ami at Citerva's did
g.*t vie tt ol the Pecos io earl)
days
Ooo more scene t In the
elift m * soiitlissst entl of old l*e
cos county the 8*n Francisco
oicek | dns tin* Itio Oran le K'Vir
It U 11 ragged and predipitoas
country lbs creek • nd liver
ha\e cut deep through a tn-fa « f
leycl tlmsstooe. mu * t the b uH's that
frown down 'ovei the river arc
probably 400 feet high, nod so
besrty straight up aid down, th.it
oaly la a few places ran a tuan
•limb dow» to get a drink of the
«rat f that wan b« seen In snoli
§htn4iMior below. The level or
fairly level aurf«ce between the
creek and the river at the month
ortho creek f »na« • wMabte csl
d# MC, or lo the more rap'essive
IsogQSkC of our cowboya, a
Into which c»M|e iiftilwU’t Im&’c
were worth from t> to
*.1 ea *ti, and as tin* tiutislo wuh
•■ttsdy killed in Urge i.utn’ ers In
rained hunters, armed with the
Sharps hud ilo guus, huuting them
soon became an occupation to
wt.lch probably several thousand
people were infereate I. In tbos •
da)a the principal bunting whs
done in Kansas, Nebraska, (?o!o»
r.ulo and the Indian Teiritorv,
along and near to the line of the
I nion l’ac ti * and the Kansas Pa-
e li • r lilroads.
Mntiabout that time the Federal
OongreiS passed :» l ot I »r lidding
the huuting *f bulftto tor the
hides. Ibis Jaw of course conM
mil) app'y to (be territories and
11 n hue bitwiiu Fort Wor k and
Dallas, resides ou • of the proud*
eat mothers In the whole world
Mis I. 1). S arks h is jutt n celv
ed a letter from her son, William,
who ia now on tb< battleship liii-
m is and who baa been in Unole
Rum's N »\ > for the last two years
and a It If. l b * m triers prt.le is
due to n lett.-r recently received,
which maUa in parte:
“You know 1 am now gunner's
mate and iu charge of a gun ntul
gtlti crew We fired at a target
I bob yards away and out of eleven
► not made eleven tuts 111 two mm*
utco and fort) -six seconds. True
is the re ord for a thirteer»iach
gun. * go next moi.th our pboma
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rrturs for liifsjiic.'ss.
For rale or Trade.
Two pure blood IVrcberoo 81 *!•
lions, six years old. Address
P. O. Perry,
Sheftb Id, Texas.
Fort
Stockton-rionahans
Si age Line
JUAN CANO, Pr P.
whs not 1 flVcive iu’the states. To;**1'^ hamea will lie in the Arm)
aunpleinent rt laws were pasted jHI'^ ^nvy UegisUr, and Onuoer's
I)\ the States of Kansae, Netirasks Mate. ihe regiat. r is pubiished
amt Qoioru lo to the iurne t (Tctti. 1,1 NYasbiugtou for tlie benefit of
rids ►hot ttie hunters out ot tbos- ,wo set vices.
Send Tito Ptoneor to the* liomo» Fare fr« rn ^ort S uckfon !•»
folks <»r to a friend back enst or
w lieroever they may live. They’ll
appreciate it almost ns turn'll as a
Utter.
*' Oramifal.s
Monahans 4.150
(into .if .Is ‘J25
MouatiHi.s I 2it
K iml »r p
h ales. Texas failed to enact thi.*
law, lit nee Texas aaa the on!)
gi oml left to them. A * *1 lo make
. then work in that State count,
■they adopted this device:
As tin* linfTtlo wont uouth ou
I iheir annu il inigi* l on, the ituuter*
f. llovved. The) establish'd a cor
1 don i f hunters across the north
lend of the 8tate, and when the
1 hiitITIoea came back on the re'urn
iiiTitratlmi, th»*y wen stopped and
actually held i i Texas by an arni)
"I in mi. 1 hoy wore never again
nilowiol to cross that lino into
Kansas, but were held and* tl • h 11 y
exterminated in the Panhandle of
Texas, lo 1*77 I saw them there
*>y the thousands, in 1870 I saw
lint one sin ill bei'd, as they had
bo mi practically annihilated. A
f* w lingo, od on (lie piaitia for sev.
orsl y« sis ihereafter, and in 1885
.l<di.i Val.'i tine and I ate our last
Uotlalo nt< aka at Cawdeu’s Wells,
tweu'y miles north of .Monahans.
Three r» in «lcied wiih ti>»» TX cat-
tle about llorsehead Crossing of
the PeOos until shoot 1805 When
with them died out the lart buffalo
in I 'ia p in of I be country.
(Continued in Next (•sue).
where it belongs;
Both the express companies and post office
Are trying to handle a line of business
which legitimately belonge to th« bank,
and w’hirh the bonk can take care of at less
cost than they can. Do you know that we
will furnish you a BANK MONKY
ORDER that is better In every way than
tbst furnlihed by either express company
or post office, that may be procured quickly
and without red tape, and that is cheaper
on every amount over $5.00? Next time
you worn so send money away, come to ue
and buy a BANK MONKY ORDER. ,Ymi
win never again employ any other method
FIRST STATU HANK
i
COUNTY DIRECTORY
COUNTY ANU DISTRICT oFHCKRkL( Orandfalla |n time for dinner ftom both
• After being cntarlutord at San
Francisco wt» will go to Australia
and Irom that point we do uot
know where we will go.’’
8tarksculisied Irom Fori Worth
aud at tt.c cloae of li ia «< rvices
piopost-M to retero here for a visit
and sg tio uulist. as he ie t oninored
with the charms of the lt*‘o in the
Dll\ J.
Out day Iasi w*««*k when n judge
in cii*. ol llie lower Counties ol
Arkansas puformml tin. sacred
iit<s of inutrimonv for Biliifi , ....
t i lliftrict (a)iirt of the U3rd Jtulicial
Johnson mid Miss 8 tllm Uuprea j I)i#trj(.t llim.ti *t >ort hiockton on the I
!»•♦ closed the ceremony thus: By Mondays after flr*t Mondays in J
tin. authority vested in m« us | February and Soptember.
GOOD TRAMS AND CAREFUL
aTTEN IION TO ALL
^t»ue It avt • F'»r S « cv t -u at 7 «. n , arrives hi Mo wt mus at 5 |i. ni.
Lmiv.h Moiiuhans 8 a. ui ,srnv«sut K* 8 ocktnu ti p m. Arnvea
B. 0. Thomas. District Judge.
O#o. U. Thurmond, District Al'orney.
Fisuk Rooney, District slid County
Clerk.
Homer Powers, Tonnly Judge.
Ifowelt Johnson, Uonnty Attorney.
|1. 8. Barker, HherlfT si»«l Tax (’ol-
ha tor.
Herman 11. Buts, Treasurer.
.1 .dm l„ M'»<»re, Isx Assessor. j
A. N. Lea, County Murveyr.
Mart Adams,Justlee of tlie Peace.
Tom Kcolt, t’oiiMtahls.
B (’. '1 lionins, Instrlet Jir.lge.
Geo. C. t liurinoud, District Attorney.
Frank Rooney, Clerk.
judge in tliestatu'of Arkansas, I»y
tin* golden lit Ids ol corn mid cot-
ton that wave to u d fro iu the
gent In hret y.M,hv tin? meat droves of
mu*I fed hog and stall fell cnttla
that arocoutmuously finding their I vfllljH,r
way to the market of theworld, hv | Homer Powers. County Judge.
th*» monotonous song of th« ducks' Howell Johnson, Oonnty Attorney,
god gumo i cluck «ns i.n tho back I n«*v»ney. Clerk,
yard fencei by tin* lung gourd
vines whoso clinging tondiils
shnde ttie entrance to the summer
kitchen, hy tho whole earth,
sea, sky und that iu them is 1
Connty Court meets tldril Mondays
hi February, Msv, August and No*
D. H. I srker, Hbei irt.
w. n. fowlbk£
— --------- - PRO. Rl^lOR -
P. O. RACKET AND NOTION STC
1 II A VK ALWAYS ON HAND A COM PI,KT hi
LINK OF OANNKD O OD8, NU18, C’IgAIU*
AND IOBaCOO*, ALMO NICK LINK OF e KN’N
FURliIBHiNO 0001)8, Hill KTd. UNUKKWKaH , '
Krc, ktj. call and inspect.
I Hats What Ton Want
IF YOU ARB UNABLE TO FIND WHAT YOU W A NT
FOB A RKAGONAHLK PUIUE COME TO MB AND I
WILL SUPPLY YOU.
pronounce you tnun and wife, and
riiav have mercy on your
souls and guide you through tho
meandering icetus, of happy li£r*:
aud finally may yon snlely roach
tho haven of eternal rest.* —*Ex*
change.
W«* would like to buy about
a <1nx«Mi rrptei of the Pinnrer ot
AptilOoid will psv five crn»*
inf each one dvlifcretl to the Pio
i «* 4M «#>
v»t 11 •mi • ,
Com in issioners Court meets second
Motidnvs in February, May, August
and Novemloir,
Homer Powers, Presiding Officer,
Frank Rooney, Clerk.
Commissioner Preeiuet 1, J . K. Daven*
1*o rt,
|*racinct 2, R. W. Mnssty.
Precinct t, T. V, llicnx.
Preclnrl 4, Dan lUhl,
METHODIST CIIURCII: Knnday
Bchonl every Hnnday at 10 a. m , dn
J Minos Rooney, Supt Services 1st and
3rd Sundays at 11 n, in. and 7.S0 p.
m. i*e« Ward, Parlor.
BAPI IST CHl RCHt Services fourth
Sunday Hi each month at 11 a. inland
J\30 p. im. Che*. Dixon, Pastor,
FIRST STATE BANK
FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $27,500
PECOS COUNTY DEPOSITORY
DIRECTORS: »
James Rooney Hiiipton Parke D, S. Barker llefrtTflfi II. Ruts
. D. C. Rollins John M.Odom E. W. McRet xie
YOUR BANKINQ BUSINESS SOLICIT! D
PIONEER $1.50 a Year
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McKee, Jesse. The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1908, newspaper, April 16, 1908; Fort Stockton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806867/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .