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and physical therapy to heal
or strengthen following an
acute illness, injury or surgery,
ask about the Swing Bed
Program at Coleman County
Medical Center.
The "Cowboy Pontoon" (Hall's Processing) entry placed 1st in the "In-Town
Floats" category of the Rodeo Parade June 9th, 2018 in downtown Coleman.
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three criminal analysts, two admin-
istrative assistants and a five-person
command staff who operate in re-
gional offices in Austin, Houston and
Arlington. The unit’s mission is to lo-
cate and arrest violent fugitives and
convicted child sex offenders who vio-
late conditions of their parole, as well
as sex offenders who fail to comply
with the state’s mandated sex offend-
er registration requirements. It also
assists in locating missing and en-
dangered runaway children reported
by local law enforcement agencies to
the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.
Call Brittany Brooks, RN,
at 325/625-2135
to see if you or your loved
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TOP OFFICIALS JOIN IN
BRIEFING ABOUT HURRICANE
PREPAREDNESS
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on
June 6 joined President Donald
Trump, Department of Homeland
Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen,
FEMA Administrator Brock Long,
White House cabinet members and
governors from across the country
for a video teleconference briefing on
hurricane preparedness.
Along with Abbott in Austin were
officials from various state agencies
that oversee emergency response.
The briefing was held to review les-
sons learned after the 2017 hurricane
season. FEMA provided an overview
of evacuation zones, clearance times,
decision timelines, forecast uncer-
tainty, responsible decision makers
and public messaging.
Following the briefing, Abbott said
Texas is getting resources ready and
communication and response strate-
gies together to protect families and
property in the event of another hur-
ricane. Abbott is encouraging Texans
to prepare emergency supply kits,
create communication plans, prepare
homes for storms and heed warnings
from local officials.
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane sea-
son began on June 1 and will end on
Nov. 30.
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drive-through window, live music, a
mural on the east exterior wall, and
themed weeks with special food pre-
pared by the couple’s nephew, Nick
Perez.
There is a lot more that I could
say about how pleasant it was to
visit Java World Cafe (the cool shady
interior is especially nice this time
of year), but instead I will urge you
to see for yourself. The coffee shop
is open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Monday through Friday and 7:00
am - 3:00 pm on Saturday, so there
is ample opportunity to take advan-
tage of this new option for Coleman
County coffee drinkers.
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UNIT REACHES MILESTONE
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
on June 6 announced his office’s Fu-
gitive Apprehension Unit achieved its
10,000th arrest.
The unit works jointly with the U.S.
Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task
Force.
“This major milestone is a testa-
ment to our Fugitive Apprehension
Unit’s hard work and dedication.
These courageous law enforcement
officers have successfully arrested
10,000 fugitives and provided invalu-
able protection for Texans,” Paxton
said.
The unit includes 22 investigators,
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to, and Feta Cheese Mug — scram-
bled eggs and the three named in-
gredients all served in a coffee cup.
The result was very tasty. I especial-
ly appreciated the tanginess that the
tomato and feta cheese added to the
overall flavor.
Based on our experience at Java
World Cafe so far, the Perez fam-
ily has a hit on its hands, and they
have plans to make things even
better. The venue has already seen
some use as a meeting place (the la-
dies of the Coleman Farmers Mar-
ket, for example) and Mrs. Perez
expects other groups to follow suit.
Possible enhancements include a
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es, gambling dens and numerous sa-
loons with dirt floors.
“What was your favorite drink in
those days? Adams was asked. “They
all sold for 25 cents and my favor-
ite, generally speaking, was the one
that could be fixed up and served the
quickest.”
“Adam lost his discharge certificate
many years ago. “I did not think so
very much of it,” he said, “because as
long as I was able to work and get by
I had no desire for the government to
take care of me.” The old man, how-
ever, is now in possession of a certifi-
cate issued in lieu of the one lost or
destroyed. It shows that he enlisted
April 13, 1875, in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania, and was honorably discharged
at Fort Stockton, April 13, 1880, by
reason of expiration of service.
“After his discharge Adams was em-
ployed in many of the older towns in
west Texas as chef in hotels, but was
never employed in a private family
until he came to Coleman, except for
short times he worked for J. D. Suggs
of San Angelo and Frank Wilkes, a
Llano lawyer.
“It was while he was in the employ
of Mr. Wilkes that he had many of his
most thrilling experiences, he said,
after leaving the service. His prin-
cipal duty was to drive four lawyers
over what was then a judicial district.
The lawyers, as he remembers them,
were Judge Blackburn of Burnett, Mr.
Wilkes of Llano, Col. Miller and a Mr.
Lessing of San Saba, and they visited
Mason, Fredericksburg, Burnet, San
Saba, San Angelo, Paint Rock, Cole-
man, Ballinger, Brownwood, Junction
and Lampasas.
“The lawyers in them days,” Adams
said, were not burdened with books.
Four were all they had. One of my du-
ties was to mix them toddies every
morning when courts were in ses-
sion and then when courts would ad-
journ... it was something else.”
“The old man has a fairly good mem-
ory. It was due to this fact that he was
able to collect information about dates
and people that enabled him to prove
his claim for a pension and secure a
discharge certificate. He remembers
the thrilling experiences of his days at
For Concho and many fights they had
with Choctaw, Comanche and Sioux
Indians. Colonel Benjamin H. Gray-
son was in charge of the station at Fort
Concho and nearly all of the enlisted
men were negroes, some of them West
Point graduates. Colonel Shafter was
in charge of the 25th Infantry at Fort
Duncan, Oklahoma.
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“Most of the bad Indian raids,” Ad-
ams said, “would happen on moonlight
nights when the tribes would come
from the Mexican border and Lawton,
Oklahoma, to rustle cattle and horses
and kill citizens. The Indians would
never have been so bad had it not been
for deserters who would join them and
put devilment into their heads.”
“The old man is courteous and po-
lite, reflecting in every movement the
training he received under his Mary-
land master. When he enters the pres-
ence of white people he takes off his
hat, smiles and bows profusely and
never speaks until spoken to. “I have
never goshed white folks,” he said,
“but have always had lots of friends
among them. When I was cooking
for Mr. Suggs he offered to buy me a
home and give me a pension if I would
just stay with him, but I have never
liked this private family business as
well as working in hotels.”
“Adams was married at Gatesville,
Texas but his wife is dead and he
lives alone in the servant house at
the Pessels home in this city. He has
two sons, but they both live in Kansas
City, and the old father is proud to the
fact they both served in the World War
and saw service in France.”
Singleton Adams moved to live near
his sons soon after the newspaper
article was written. He died there on
August 20, 1936 at the age of 85. He
is buried at the Leavenworth National
Cemetery, Leavenworth near Kansas
City, Kansas. The cemetery is also
known as the Old Solder’s Cemetery.
Singleton Adams was what was called
a Buffalo Soldier. Shown is his tomb-
stone there. According to the 1920
Coleman census, he was 67 years old,
being born about 1853. He married
Lizzie Boxdale or Bordale in Gatesville
January 12, 1889. He was the son of
Richard and Mary Ann Adams.
I keep learning more and modify-
ing my views of the detailed history of
Coleman and passing it on. I hope you
enjoy reading and seeing images and
stories of Coleman County’s past. For
more detailed information about our
local history, please purchase a copy
of my newest book, Looking Back-
wards, Vol 2, 1940-1980.” They are
available at Terry Studio, 302 W. Col-
lege Avenue in Coleman. You can con-
tact me at ralphterry@verizon.net or
check out my studio website at www.
terrystudio.net or call at 325-625-
5317. For more Coleman County his-
tory, see www.colemanhistory.com.
That’s all for now. See you soon...until
then...have a great history!
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TAX REVENUE REPORTED
Texas Comptroller Hegar on June
4 said state sales tax revenue totaled
$2.76 billion in May, an amount 10.2
percent higher than the amount re-
ported in May 2017.
Strong growth in sales tax revenue
was apparent across all major eco-
nomic sectors, Hegar said. “While the
most rapid growth was in remittanc-
es from the construction and oil and
gas-related sectors, significant gains
also came from information services,
restaurants and retail trade,” he add-
ed.
Hegar also said state franchise tax
revenue for May was $3.23 billion,
1.4 percent more than in May 2017.
Year-to-date franchise tax revenue is
up 11.3 percent, he noted.
TAX REVENUE DISTRIBUTED
Comptroller Hegar on June 6 an-
nounced his office would send cities,
counties, transit systems and special
purpose taxing districts some $710.4
million in local sales tax allocations
for the month of June.
The amount is 11 percent more
than the Office of the Comptroller
distributed a year earlier, in June
2017.
The allocations are based on sales
made in April by businesses that re-
port tax monthly.
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