The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1967 Page: 3 of 12
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What Do You Know.. About Medina County?
Medina County is getting a-
long in years. According to the
Texas Almanac, it was created
and organized in 1848, from
Bexar County, and named for
the Medina River. The Alman-
ac says this was probably for
Pedro Medina, a Spanish schol-
ar-engineer.
Basic statistics are also found
in the Almanac but the story
of Medina County and a record
of its historical past needs put-
ting together before the still-
remembered lore of pioneer
families is lost to memory.
The area around Hondo a-
bounds in places of historical
significance, many now almost
forgotten. There are still resi-
dents of Medina County who re-
member the "old days" and
whose recollections of such
should be recorded for the gen-
erations to come.
Our C ounty Historica 1 S u r -
vey Committee has been organ-
ized for some two or three years
but we have made little pro-
gress, mainly for lack of public
support and for the apathetic at-
titude of too many who plead
lack of time to do anything a-
bout it.
This is not to try to point
out our "sins of ommission" but
to appeal to each individual to
consider it a personal obliga-
tion and a privilege to get the
necessary work started and keep
it going.
An ex-Medina Countian who
has taken a deep personal inter-
est in the matter is J. Frank
Jungman, now of Houston (5634
Terwilliger Way). From time
to time he writes to the Anvil
Herald urging publicity on the
subject.
MARKERS
In March, Mr. Jungman sug-
gested, "Whoop up a history of
Medina County to attract tour-
ists . . . prepare for 1968 when
more than double the present
traffic to Texas is expected . ..
The experts claim that 12 car-
loads of tourists persuaded t o
stop over in a vicinity should
be the economic equivalent of
a $100,000 factory in the same
city."
Jungman suggests signs along
Hwy 90 leading travelers to
spots of historic Interest, all of
which should be clearly identi-
fied by spot-markers and pre -
approached by an inviting " HIS-
TORICAL MARKER ONE MILE
AHEAD", or some means of i-
dentification.
Jungman's own list of sug-
gested places to mark in Medina
County is given here just as he
named them:
1. The old Hondo townsite
at the Hondo Bridge. There
were stores, a stage coach stop,
saloons, Indian fights on the
east bank, mythical pots of gold
and silver before Old Hondo was
moved to New Hondo at the
coming of the Southern Pacific
Railway.
(Note: This was covered in
part in W. G. Poehler's story,
October 20 flf what was once
the busy town of New Fountain.
Since then, Mr. Poehler h ai
added what he recalls of old
wagon trails and a sign along
the bank of the Hondo Creek.
He says the directional sign
stood for many years before the
land was put into cultivation.
Roads followed the Creek near
the old Masonic Cemetery,
crossing the Hondo to the west
about 1-1/2 miles before merg-
ing with the Old Spanish Trail.
He said that three roads con-
verged at New Fountain, one
from a northerly direction (Ban-
dera-Kerrville), one from the
south as described, and another
which crossed Verde Creek at
the edge of New Fountain.)
2. On the Neuman Ranch
north of town on the Hondo Ri-
ver near King's waterhole, there
is a battle site (Battle of Medi-
na, Aug. 13, 1813) and the area
could be made into a state
park.
3. Another battleground on
the Medina River is in the Mac-
dona-LaCoste area. Another
park idea. (Battle of M e d i n a,
April 21, 1836).
4. There are no less than
three arrow "factories” in the
flint beds in the foothills along
the south Hondo and mines
By Edna McDade
8£77£R FOOD
where the Indians made their
arrowheads,
5. Dr. Oacar Taylor might
recall the silver mines in the
Tarpley area. Atone time
Dr. Pluck, father of Mrs. Theo
(Teddie) Barnes, and Judge
Blocker searched for those
mines.
6. Mico and the Mlco Rail-
way site where the city of the
Medina Damsite flourished for
a while. Father Kuehne's book
"Ripples" is one source of in-
formation.
Specials For Thurs, Fri Sat, Nov. 9, 10, 11
SHORT RIBS, Lb...........................
U. S. Grade ROUND STEAK, Lb.
Bulk FRANKS, Lb........................
SLICED BACON, Lb......................
APCO COUNTRY RING SAUSAGE,
Grade A FRYERS, Lb.
43c
85c
39c
59c
69c
29c
Maxwell House COFFEE, 1 Lb.
Kimbell COOKING OIL, Quart
No. 1 POTATOES, 10 Lb. Bag
White House FLOUR, 25 Lb. Bag
PET MILK, 3 Tall Cans
Can
Chapman's Medium EGGS, Dozen ............35c
Best Value TISSUE, 4 Roll Pkg ....................29c
Diamond SHORTENING, 3 Lb. Can ............49c
Roegelein’s PURE LARD, 3 Lb. Ctn...............39c
H&H COFFEE, Lb. Bag 65c
Mountain Pass TOMATO SAUCE, T/i-oz. 3/29c
Morton’s SALAD DRESSING, Quart 45c
CHEER, Giant Size Box.................................65c
Mello-Freeze ICE CREAM, ’A Gal.................39c
SUNSET
GROCERY and MARKET
1001 14th St. HA 641818 Hondo
7. Numerous places of his-
torical interest in Castroville,
Vandenburg, D’ Hanis, Quihi
and New Fountain, Hondo. What
about the Dinosaur Tracks out
Tarpley Road?
8. The historic and impor-
tant old Fort Lincoln. Infor -
mation from Alfred Rudinger
and A. Lutz, others.
9. The story of the Old
Chisholm Trail as it traversed
Medina County is of wide inter-
est over the country. Still in the
news.
10. The old wagon trails
(see Texas Almanac) and their
routes in Medina County. Old
timers might have stories about
these days. Some might have
Indian relics.
11. The San Antonio-Chl-
huahua City Trail. Does any
one remember?
12. There must be several
dozen locations where early day
homes and houses were burned
by the Indians. Always good
"Americana".
13. What about the herds of
camels and their trail through
Medina County?
14. A record should be made
of the burial plots inCastroville
where many pioneers (builders
of the county) were interred.
What do the markers say? Dates
etc. of interest.
15. Big Foot Wallace’s
home. Places he visited and
lived and his trips through the
area.
16. Same goes for the old
Indian Chief Geronimo.
17. There was once an old
Comanche Indian tribe camp-
or several in Medina County,
Names of those who knew of
these are Willie Leinweber and
Nme of the Carles and Rothes,
Any one remember now?
18. The first natural gas
field on the Franklin farm.
19. Somewhere along the
Medina River, about Castro-
ville, the Mexican army camp-
ed on the San Antonio-Piedras
Negras-Saltillo trail.
20. The County's first briqk
plant at D'Hanis--early indus-
try and still going strong. A
second plant was abandoned.
21. Story of the Southern
Pacific--first train through Hon-
do and a story of the years of
service before the passenger
service was withdrawn. Impact
on early growth of city-effect
of loss.
22. Hondo once had a Tex-
as Ranger on full-time duty.
His home should be marked,
23. The Castroville mill and
the old coach stop at the hotel.
24. Once there were four
or more Mormon camp settle-
ments in the county. Stories of
the early churches of all denom-
inations and their growth of his-
tory. How many now?
25. The early day stores
when wagon trains stopped to
trade buffalo hides for groceries
— Muenninks at New Fountain-
Joseph Courand and Peter Jung-
Aedina Count:
this as a memorial perhaps.
The community can build it,
Medina needs a place to record
and exhibit firsts, earlies, an-
tiques, primitives. Older fami-
lies probably would be glad to
share their keepsakes and tell
their stories. This could be a
big thing for Hondo and the
county.
MINERAL WELL?
Mr. Poehler (in Floresville
for the winter) wrote last week:
"I recall the Saathoff well. This
was dug on the Mimke Saathoff
place and was said to contai n
minerals. I remember that at
the time it was extensively ad-
vertised as a health advantage
but several year s after its dis-
covery it passed into oblivion."
Mr. Poehler added "Just now
I am still puzzled and wonder-
ing what might have happened
to old and valuable furniture
that was stored by my wife, Mrs.
Willie Poehler, in an old house
in Hondo and has since d i s a p-
peared, I am now too old and
nervous to do much deep think-
ing but my mind still races back
to the days that used to be in
Medina County. Let's try to
record them somehow."
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
These suggestions listed
might pique the interest of those
who would be willing to help
seek out additional information.
Mrs. Josie Finger, D'Hanis, is
chairman of the Medina Coun-
ty Historical Survey Committee
and she would welcome sugges-
tions and volunteers to help
carry them out. She is just as bu-
sy as a school teacher usually is
but she is eager to do everything
she can in the common cause.
It should be noted that the
Medina Battle referred to in Mu
Jungman's list (Item 3) is re-
corded as the first battle of In-
dependent Tejas, by the First
Army of New Independence. A
story of this historic event ap-
peared in the Anvil Herald of
Aug. 16, 1963.
Frank Jungman says that the
last battle between Texans and
Mexicans, about 1846, was the
subject of a story written b y
the late Fletcher Davis, during
his time as editor-publisher of
the Anvil Herald.
OFFERS TO HELP
A few years ago, Paul Relly
offered an old building which
has stood on his farm since the
early days. He thought it could
be moved to Hondo to be re *
stored as a museum building but
it was decided that this would
‘not be practl.,,,. _t that time.
Ben Wiemers has many old i-
tems of historic interest which
he has offered to shar e fpr ex-
hibition. Mrs. Bamitz Carle
and Mrs. Millie Eckhart are two
native Countians who share
mutual interest in the Coun-
ty's early history and could be
counted on to help. There
must be many more.
This reporter can claim less
than seven years of residence
in Medina County. It has been
my pleasant privilege to inter-
view many pioneer residents
and to write their stories. Per-
haps a few facts might be
gleaned from these that would
be worthy of record in the coun-
ty's history.
If everyone who can will
cooperate to meet the cha 1 -
lenge, including the citizens of
Medina County, natives and
newcomers alike, a real serv-
ice can be rendered to the past,
by the present, for the future.
man in Castroville.
MUSEUM
(From Jungman letters): Hon-
do should erect a museum, beg
or borrow a site - some public -
spirited citizen should welcome
the opportunity to contribute
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FROM
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Hondo Anvil Herald, Friday, November 10, 1967—Page 3
1
Mrs. Bernard H. J u n g m a n
and son, Benny, of Kingsville,
visited Tuesday with Mr, and
Mrs. Alex Jungman and Mrs. Al-
fred Keller and son, Alvin. Ben-
ny Jungman joined the U. S.
Marine Corps Reserve and will
leave for his new assignment
Thursday at Paris Island, South
Carolina.
By Mrs. Ida Jungman
Mrs. Charles Embrey and
children of San Antonio visited
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Jungman in
LaCoste Wednesday. They also
visited with Mrs. Fred Jungman
at Castroville.
Mr. Emil A. Jungman of R{,
9, San Antonio, spent a pleas-
ant afternoon visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Jungman Sr. in La-
Coste last Monday.
ADVERTISING DOESN’T JERK
IT PULLS)
TB HOSPITAL
SOLICITS GIFTS
Christmas gifts for some 700
patients in the San Antonio
State Tuberculosis Hospital are
being requested by the V o 1 u n
teer Services Council of which
Mrs. John E. (M argaret) Boon,
Hondo, is the local committee
member.
A letter from Harry Pabst,
chairman of the Council, sug-
gests the following items which
would be most useful in helping
to provide gifts in the spirit of
Christmas for the patients:
Christmas decorations of all
kinds, toys, games, cosmetics,
fruit, nuts, candy, cookies, pa-
jamas (all sizes).
Cash contributions by check
made payable to Volunteer
Council, SASTH, are also wel-
comed.
iRUKi
HIDE-A-BED
/ SOFAS
h SIMMONS
CHOOSE FROM
IO STYLES
AND
COLORS!
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Laake
spent the weekend at College
Station as guests of Major and
Mrs. John Smitherman and chil-
dren.
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McDade, Edna. The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1967, newspaper, November 10, 1967; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth810971/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.