Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1940 Page: 2 of 9
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Palo Pinto County Star
f P»." Pinto County's Oldnt Pap«r
&*labli'»heil June -2, le76.
PCLUSHKI) EVEKY FRIDAY
MARY WHATLEY DUNBAR
LDITOK AM) PUBLISHER'
KnWrtd at the po d off Ice in I'nJo pinto, Texas,
ita xecond-r laa* mail matter under act of Con-
gress-of March 3. lb7‘J. **•
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year Palo Pinto County)........$1.00
One Year (Out of County),.”...... ..... $1.50
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Any erroneous reflection upon the character or
stundinr of any person or firm appearing in
the colnnmii of this paper, will b«» Kindly and
promptly corrected upon calling the attention
cf the management to the article in question.
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admission is charged, and nil matter of like
character, will ho considered advertising and
will he charged for at the rate of Be per line.
AH legal Hdvcrtwingycharged ut line rate.
Martin Lodal, Pioneer Danish
Settler Reminisces
(.continued from last week).
Mr. Social describes the early
mining camp near Gordon, then
known as Coalville where he settled
in 1881. From the railroads he
went to the mines four miles north-
east. Here he found a frontier
mining camp of tents and shanties.
His friend Nelson had a tent of his
own, and they batched together.
He did the cooking and Nelson
the dishwashing. The day after
his arrival he started to work in
the mines. The miners were from
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England
and America. They worked eight
hours a day. Across a rope in
TIERCE HATCHERY
CHICKS
Only a few weeks left to
buy baby chicks, also
turkey poults and eggs.
312 S. E. First Ave.
MINERAL WELLS
RANKL1M
BLACKLEG BACTERIA
3nc Dose Life Immunity
% . • .*
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Headquarters For Frank-
lin’s Serums and
Stock Supplies.
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All. Mail Orders
promptly filled.
PALACE DRUB CO.
MINERAL WELLS 1
their tent Were numerous maga-
1 zincs, books and newspapers.
< I heme he rc^d rn his spare time
I and taught himself the English
i language. He and Nelson kept a
regular reading room and spon-
sored debates among the miners.
| 1 heir influence was wholesome
and enticed many men away from
the saloon which was only 100
yards away.
The Gordon mines were the
first bituminous coal mines in
I exas and were opened by the
Texas and Pacific Railroad after
building the new road into West
Texas. The vein was under the
mountain called Clayton, four miles
northeast ' of Gordon. In 1883
Coalville had more school children
thah Mineral Wells.
Mr. Lodal says his first Christ-
mas in Texas was quite different
from those in his homev land.
There they honored the child
Jesus, but in the mining camp the
men were noisy and boisterous
and spent moast of. the day cele-
brating in the saloon.
"I saw more drunkenness than I
had ever seen before," he said. I
was told that I could not be a fel-.
law comrade and not drink with
the boys, but I stuck to my convic-
tions and as a consequence was
respected and trusted. I held as
much as $600 of their money for
safe keeping. There were no
banks then.
‘‘I was born 57 degrees north lati-
tude and the change in tempera-
ture was too much for me. We
also drank branch water. People
took sick in the following spring
and medicine was no good in my
case. There was a story in the
Fort Worth Gazette about the
discovery over on the Brazos River
of a mineral well that ”had miracu-
lous cures in it. People sick and
well were flocking in there and
building a health resort between
the hills. Could I regain my good
health? It was worth trying. That
was in the spring of 1882. I bought
my ticket to Millsap. Here a 4-
horse Vehicle called a hack, was
waiting for me. The road was
just passable and heavy pulling
for the horses and rough sledding
f jr the passengers and it had just
rained.
“At the resort there was one long
street of houses or shanties and
several boarding houses. Mr.
Lester from Georgia was my choice.
He had a stone well. I was lonely
and a Stranger. I spent much of
the time attending a camp meeting
conducted by Mayor Tenn. He
urged them to organize a Baptist
Church in the place.
The healing waters had little
effect on me. I was disappointed
and left for Coalville.
(continued next week)
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ford of
Graham visited in ihe C. V. What-
ley home Tuesday. T
Mrs. Joe Harris and Miss Virginia
Smith spent the week-end in Aus-
tin and San Antoriio. They had a
most enjoyable visit and were the
house guests of Mrs. Myrtle Ross.
Trained Mechanics
FOR
Chevrolet - Buick Cars
Prices Reasonable •
All Work Guaranteed
9
BUICK - CHEVROLET
SERVICE
PHONE 999
Rear Turner-Wagley
C. M. -BRAZIL
20 years Garage business in —
MINERAL WELLS -
Condemnation Hearing Set
For Next Week
Ten condemnation suits regard-
ing land in the Brazos River Dis-
trict are listed on the county court
dockets, and hearings will be start-
ed 'next week. The first case,
Brazos River Conservation and-Re-
clamation District vs C. E. Allen et
al, is-set for Wednesday, May 8.
Other suits to follow include:
Brazos River Conservation and
Reclamation District vs Possum
Kingdom Oil Corp., C. P. Costello,
et .al, Brazos River Gas Co., M.' B.
Costello, W. A. McPherson et al,
Mrs. Jessie Harmen, et al, Albert
Adkinson, H. R. Montgomery.
Pat Dalton of Graford, J. T.
Cantrell, Santo, and Clyde Bradford,
Brazos, aVill serve as special com-
missioners to value the land.
Many persons are interested in
these cases, as the land involved is
some of the most valuable in the
Possum Kingdom District. A re-
cent injunction suit was filed against
the Brazos River District at Palo
Pinto, restraining them from closing
the gates in the dam arid flooding
the lands and properties of the
plaintiffs, until acquired by pur-
chase, .or condemnation.
Mr. and Mra. B. A. Buzbee of
Santo attended the recent home-
coming at Denton State Norma],
School. Mrs. Buzbee is a graduate
of this school.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cele-
brate 56th Wedding
Anniversary
(continued from page one)
are law abiding citizens. None of
them have ever given me any
trouble."
A family of twelve, reared in the
good old fashioned way — and yet
this modest pioneer mother says
that she has never done anything
worthwhile! She has done one of
the greatest things that a woman
can do. The backbone of America
and all nations is composed of just
such mothers.
Uncle Wyley Daniel can enter-
tain one for hours with his stories
of early days in Texas. He recalls
the large bears and wild turkeys
that he used to kill on Ward Moun-
tain before the whistle of a train
had ever broken the stillness of the
western plains. He recalls the
band of cattle rustlers that once
lived in the canyons of the Brazos
River, and how their band was
finally broken up by Sheriff Stith
Edmondson, father of John Ed-
mondson, present sheriff, and his
posse.. He recalls the fatal stabbing
of a man in a Palo Pinto saloon
and the posse that hunted him
down and killed him.
Mrs. Daniel recalls the log cabins
that once stood below Ward Moun-
tain where the early settlers forted
up in Indian Days.
She was born in Johnson County
but came to this county when 1 I
years of age. The journey was
made by covered wagon. They
settled on Ward Mountain. Here
she spent her childhood days and
remembers the many good times
that the young people enjoyed.
There were dances in the different
homes, Sunday night singing, and
occasional preaching in the,, sum-
mer time under a brush arbor, or
at some neighbor’s home.
Mrs. Daniel is 73 years of age
and Mr.. Daniel is 86. „
Uncle Bill Hale, pioneer county
resident, and early day Texas
ranger is critically ill at his home
in Mineral Wells. He is ninety
years of age, and one side of his
body is partially paralyzed. Little
hope is held for his recovery.
Supt. Jennings took six local boy
scouts to the Soout Circus last Sat-
urday in Fort Worth. The boys
dressed in cowboy attire, arid had
a fine time> Those going \vere;
John Wilson, Mack Howell, Mal-
colm Manns, Billy Price, Joe H.
Morris, and Bobby Crossland.
Buck Head Bath House
MINERAL WELLS
“Service Comes First”
6 baths $5 - 21 baths $1.7
Pictures
MOTHER’S
DAY.
She would love-your picture and you
would love hers.
WE MAKE PHOTOS.
Kodak films and develpping..
PAUL WOODS
MINERAL WELLS ’ *
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SELECT ^ou.r Mother’s Day
We Suggest—
I A pretty dress, hose, sheer or service
weight, smart bags, gloves, Daniel
green house shoes or a nice pair of
white dress shoes.
Visit our piece goods department—Silks,
Powder Puff Muslin and Swisses, just
received.
.*IU
POSTON’S
MINERAL WELLS
A STATEMENT BY GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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For Less Money Than Ever
With CONDITIONED AIR
Controlled humidity and tem-
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IN 8-1 HISTORY!
*You'll Always Bm Olad You
Bought A Qoooral elottrUi”
Six Cubic Foot
Box - - -
$119.50
RMIDSONCAIDWEU HARDWIRE CO.
,, Mineral Wells
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Dunbar, Mary Whatley. Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1940, newspaper, May 3, 1940; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170946/m1/2/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.