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M I \ I. i!»75
The Albany News
"99 Years and Growing"
James Lenamon
Editor and Publisher
Publishing Every Thursday
Second Class Postage Paid
At Albany, Texas 76430
Subscription Rates - 1 Year
Moran & Albany Addresses . . $4.00
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COPYRIGHT 1975
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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• Your i'l« \nst .it in< Hrtni.i.ih
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at civ i ohlplainini.j . about .
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and. ilors not hiht i «> ma! «
t ht'sr probU -rtiv j»o avv a\
Mui Vhanxcs do start wit h
people. tiYit vsilK iiiMi<u'tiori^
that srtvv p«'«>p|r A tax
payers paid tip tax n rmpt is
his <iuthonia to appi;oa« h < it \
I fall and I h« ( 'otirthouse Th is
ant horil \ plus a pos it i v V*
Ir.imr of in i nil and ,i lioadliil ot
'.const met ivr ideas jircrisi'ls
t h«*. type ol • oopri at ion
Heeded .Ulticipa'l «*d and
nti'i'it cd:|)\ our oltit iaK
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tiit i.hv pat ;)«('• and. I' ui'l.inr l«
pr rloimanee I hut sij.iV .1 line
I'ti It \v>is ] he imanimoiis
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want let us
I ask ol i:et\l im:
w it h Uv,
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set about
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Iicar Sir
I VMilll.d
YOU Ujron
liliC to < iittltlicjid
v our 1(M>t h bu t h,
nevvspap<»r \ en
day as a
lew small pnblh at lotis ol l.he
.si/o ot the \lhii>,ij \in s ran
point to such a rerord <»|
loii^ev i-t v 1 also • on^ral jilat «•
\oii upon, the publication of
sinne. i»f your recent editor
nils « pneerrirrv^-1 hi' bank. t he
count v i otn.missioue i s, et« I
led v'M.wj have })ertormeil a
vsorthuhile purpose hi in
lorniuo.1 t he. public ol i ho
thinkinv; and a< lions ol lho
men . concerned I onlv hope
that siime amount ot r.ood
vviil ion a ' from ;t his
s l m e re I v .
1 <fm t Moper
Su/anrn' llumlhair en
(iia;,'j: Must
M i s ( ieoi i;e I lea-i In >»
\li Harold ,1 aiuo-s
Nl. \y I) ljo,;i's
Mi s I 'at rick Hale v
Mrs 1 a la 11 uske v
Mi si v 11 llalev
Mr (lailiird ,1 leiirli n
Kennct h L.v nclr
Mr^ Nlihlred I a/akovv -ki
Mrs Hat t ie Km
\]i •- .lewoil Know le
Mr Neal (ireen
Mr Kichard ( ocki elf
Mrv Dorothy Havn'ian.
I >ISM 1SSI I»
Mr' jHaker Mat t Hew s
'Mr 1 lat old .1 ami's:
\|:i> S I lundhausen
Su/anne Humlhaiisen
Kennetli 1 ^vnch
M'f s ( dad v s ()v ert on
(iiu-^i; Muse
Mi- Patrick Halev
Misty D llalev
Mrs (iailard Hedden
Mr H. I). Hokws
KudKird Cockrell.
Mrs Hat tie Rice
r, ;/1
JI, Continued from paK«* I
either an editor or printer on Jyno 30, IH7^'e How lon^ he
had been in .lackslioro before he closed the ileal for the
paper is not known, hut he had lied in Texas for less than
two months.
Kobson did not take long to establish a reputation for
himse(f"as a nowspaper editor; lie had definite ideas aboui
how a newspaper should be run ami the kind of relationship
an editor should, have with his patrons In his introductory
editorial he promised to spend the rest of his life making
the Echo one of the best papers in northern Texas As he
rolled up his. sleeves" and went to work, liob'siin; assured
the public that he would fulill all contrails amde by
Chandler fivr advertising and subscriptU)hs and that he soon
would improve the -fJrA-o.• Hjs editorial concluded "As soon
as we become settled in the editorial chair we desire
making sortie changes iri the make up of the /'(ho which We
think will add-to its attractiveness. _T^kin.K' charge of the
office only vc.sterday, and that too 'unexpectedly, we have
not vet become accustomed to the harness, but will soon,
we trust, become settled down to work in earnest
One of the first changes Kobson made was to switch the
pubht a! ion day from Saturday to Friday, wit h the prornisi
thai the paper would be mailed on the morning <•(
publication lie also moved the h'rhn into new quarters in
the rear of Mc('onnell's dru^ store.
( aptain Kobson expanded the local coverage noticeable
duriru; his first few months in charge, altfioujd' the formal
of the paper was changed only slightly .lackslioro was small
but livelv , and Kbbson s alertness enabled 'him lo record
ritiher rnetiVulo.uslv the everyday ha [Openings .lust I wo
itipnths aftOr . acquiring the paper fie reported thai
,laek*horo contained one hundred voters and IIim-i
huiulred t vv e|v e sntjl^ ' He must ha ve been Well acquainted
with all the souls and considered .anything concerning them
whether or b; J, to be fait yame lot -cornmeTil I hi
policv occasionajly"brought threat's' ol bcidilv harm, but iIm
spunky littli; editor w;as not to be inlamidaled its lie
following item in the'. Mav .rv, IH7f», edition shoWs .lustiir
I'eriet.'t had hi-- .first case Tueylav\ l i.itik < lanipiM
< oriunii t eil as assault upon A •! Manes for w Iijch he paiil
,'t hree dollars and cost s
I i a rtjO fir eat ened all manner ol (hiiij^s if that little cie.
pufs his n'arrie in the h'rhn; bill every bodv knows I tank ha
( m do ab«>iit so Mi uc-hf talking or 'else he would . explode will
'pint up j;as Sir we freely-forgive fiis rnusli
I'iipheinisms abounded in Kobson's writing VVfieri a Iim
brokt" .out' m a lo« al baw dv house- it w as ijesi ribed a
Mollie Met a lie's I * a I a • e of Keaut iful Sin. VV'hen the editoi
' n polled on I he critical illness of a citi/eu. he desrribed fiin
a - I hi r i n i a Ii! tie nearer t fie river of death than mortal rnan^
■ is in 'tlie habit ' ol. approaching and not cross ovei Hi
obituaries were, never written, objectively IT is out
jueiarichiilv dut v to announce'< t tje death by pni'iimonia ol
' \\ vler (iUntet . w hich occui-red at his resilience Sunda.
last a typical death story begah on April-1^77
v H js nic-t hod of repvjrt irig a w edding was w i ll illustrated u
• I lie i'iHo.w.iiik st or v , w hiclrappejji ed May l l^,* I87fi Married
at tlu residence of the brides father, .l.trdgo Scott, in
l>eruson on tin evenitig of April dO.th, IH7b, by Kev K M
( a r si'in, |iastni c»l t fie fresbvl erian <fmrch I lav id" S A.v n«
I if., of Mils place" I o' Miss Helen M' Scott
We had a notion that sornethitltf was iip fro'm the wa.
I );ivi has been ^prucjti'g up 'of late, vv atchin>; I fie post, oflice
alt-i nl uiniilnes. and of her lit t le t hings - plainly o.bservabh
in ,i H ixrepl parties inti-resteil Tfie new made pan
how i■ v ei did not allow I In n . happiness to so far overcoiiu
i hv 11 jo H »d |udg merit as to forget the p rintOr. the I'rhn wa
. t In i ecrpieiit of. a 'magnificent large cake., nicely frosted
l>» idi a i'oihI share ol bride/s i'ake to all of- which ainpU
II is jice' was done
iridic iM/rKKs
( Mlu ihI Not ii ••
Mo'i tin liiilcpeiident
Vjlo'ol I Msl i ii l
I In M.iarit ol I ruslees ob
i In . Mm ..in 11i'ih pendent.,
a-honl |.»i i iai I .w (II take bids
■ in .i 11 inpoi .o \ i lass' roopi
I (U l Mini' '») appfox 'i lira I elv ti.i
tool bv .'a loot I he buildinc
iiia v In ol inet .tl bill; i » to Im
IIIMn|ied I»otIt . in ide .Old
out'si»l| Willi phnubiru'. and
elect L*'l* a I oil I I • I 111 bin • idi
Ioj ,i. laboi al oi y Ituililurn is. To
In il on a lab oi soinj I s p«
• .I itiasonrv- I 'u Hour d mI
I 1 III II II el VI". | III i O'hl I o
ii |i i i airv mi all 111d: Mai).bid
lo I»«• s in* Moi an 11 xas
ibiti I Kids will br opened al
' i i mi | K in .1 ii | v 111. IU7 »' in t fie
Mo'i an srliool luiu h rooiii
J allies Johrtsiin,
I'resideiil
Kulus (ai i,
Superrnl endeiit
ANNOUNCING
JOHN-DEE HOMES, INC.
John Carroll Beall, President
irasirn
YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITH US!
. t ■ •'
A Local Building Firm to Serve
The People of Albany
NEW HOMES IN ALL PRICE RANGES
Albany News Building
762-2114
John C. Beall
915-698-7578
As his predecessor, had done, Robson sought to improve
the news coverage from around the country. It proved to be
a continuing struggle, however, to interest volunteer
correspondents to contribute legitimate news. Just send the
linre facts, he urged, and he would furnish the
high falutin" language.
(In June 22, 1877, the "new" Echo came out. The patent
insides were removed, the subscription rate was lowered
•from $2.50 a year to $2.00 per year, and the physical size of
Ihi paper was smaller. He said that by reducing the price
he believed he could sell enough additional subscriptions to
make up the difference. "We have reduced the size,of the
paper one column to the page; still we are able to give our
leaders more stale and county news than heretofore, and
have more space lb devote to advertising." an editorial
slated.
During his stay in Jacksboro. Kobson took stands on such
issues as crime and punishment, morals and religion,
prohibition, politics, town council, and mail service.
Needless to say. Kobson printed exactly what he thought
about the issues at hand and took speNal privileges in
< r ifirizitig I lie mail service.
Kobson.made his first trip to Shackelford County, a good
two davs ride southwest of Jacksboro, in August, 1H77. In
I hi: Angus,I .'I issue of the Echo, he indicated that he was
last-mated with the territory, lie found the county's two
town Albany, the new county Seat, and Fort Griffin. Moth
wen lively and thriving, Willi houses going up in" all
duei,|line Hunters wen making .up their "outfits'
preparatory to goiii'gmi the range to hunt buffalo. Early
tl.it lollovwii)' vial,, the editor returned to Shackelford
( oil ill v l'<t ■' litore e*te|iileil sliiy
1 Ii. n a 11 et tin I ' ho Man neve.i seemed to devote his full
at.tm.iIloli in tin town ..f Jack-shorn. He wa*- -restless,
ili-.;|liiii.iuii< i| n il h I In low ii ( ouncil, anil- was suffering from
piioi In iIt U j: oi I Jin liat dson w lis abandoned by the army in
Mav; wliiih luoiiglil aliont ipnle ari economic blow to
,lai h linni. Hot. on ap|iaientlv lost interest in Jacksboro
tli. i I I.e.
.In V111 •. i I I Hi i. Kole,on atlended a meeting of the Stock
K.n , i \ .„ r,it ion .it 'ou thwe^i Texas at Fort-Griffin. In
(!. j.jiiii.1 f.' Kolisoii lilt lot another business trip" to
I,ill I,iijli.n and Mlian.y ..When ltol>sofi returned in la11
(i. loin i Ii. la i-'aii inakinn pieparalions to'move his pa|ler
i.. I Ivi-I t ,i H i- •
i 11.t,ii.i II.ill .hi .Inought . I oil Griffin's .first and only ■
mi • |! 11■< i iliitiiig i ll. town s declining years This fact was
.. iiof"i i i ojmii/i .1 i'i in ially in l In- w inter of IH-79 when the
I t,i 11.. J'thn in - ion i lie I mi Griffin Echo I he town of
| i.i i -1.111'| 111 IihI i o I ill in i haphazard way as .a trading
I ii ill 111 • i I In n 111 it .i i v pie.l was . established in' I8ti7
11111' i n ;< 11 s 11 n - lull • i i v i . I mi a Inn ol. protective outposts
• I ii lit I n i' ivluli inn ii 1111111 Indian In a lew years,
ii I.nil,iIm In ill ■* in 1.11111 i.iluahle., and the fort's
Im 11 ■.>r-. in.nli it ■ ii,it,iit ill ' lieaili|U'at ters lot the hiile
111111 11 , f'i i in,uiinl I ai I Ii uieii , ami too, and atlractiye
II v, i Hi in' pi ".nl ml .. ii.tl iit v as. ranch headquarters
( .1 [• i in, linti"in ,i[i, 1,1 in I mi t 111 illitV-tri I )ei ember 1 h7h,
iii.) l.n.jMii pj i (i,ii ill,' In n,. nun |,, 1111 ii at 11 in of the hi ho He
. i t.,, 11 I,' 111 ii, .,' I > 11 r-li I in i' Im ii)er,(> "i i u [in 11 In St i ibling and
i. il. i -i at i ic, i,i I i mil wlni had been left m
nl iln / i,ii.i,.'i J'i'hr on .hi ,..mi,; i ami alniig, and
I, i 'i il in 11"11 , |t i ,, I,(ml in Im tji'i wandering
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in.n I t In '-.tliii as I lie Eroiilu r
Notice ot
Election
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Slun kelloi rl; < ( H . N I \ I K )S
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II mi iii v. values anil. Shack el
lonl l lenity lax rolls, ami
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mii • i inthhr, rnvleliiedih-ss
hi i i'.l-olore inciirreil hv Shack
i llonl ( o|inI \ Memorial
I los|>iral ami I he mainlenance
ot! s.n'lie
Mr. and Mrw John King
hail as quests for the
h'anHangle Margaret Men
nesh. Charles, S«»arc\. Liicer-o
Alfttriste, .lack Maxson, and
1 lelon Fanner, all of I) a 11 a s
•in • veil lull er arrange merit
.ii I on (.iiMni Ijian il had
d lit .-la i k si ioi o II y I • leyi a'fjh' wjis a sjiecial column
i,in 'j-uvt, rtiiii-M ijiiim »• Ii >/ • «»|ih m w I In ni'Ws liv wire came
Itoiii inauv siule' I uitelnies m I he Nieembei H issue, for
ejunnjjh i|»< Imied «t'« V oi k U n-hiniilou, Massachusetts,
\\ i 1111 i * 111 Mn lni'ijii I • * <e* • I •elavvii.i • Mis sou i i, Marvland,
Mm ni ot ;i lltlljois V iik'o.Ii. I 'i im \ I v a l'i I a « Mississippi,
Net if .i ska ' )hio and I* lot idii
I jip.i iifi K'iliso/i 11 nl in a Ioi i'ii tij- .ninoum ed purpose in
. itinyiiu'. 'hi I i Jm to the laud *»I i|h i.ijlletnan He still-
' ♦ r.n'li 11 hi pa pi i. i. jiii iiuii 11 v ■« h • link |C»u rttfa I, and'by
livi'sioi I In- 11ii an' nil kind '»l t ovl-, i awed I"' piolii, frliiili
I Iw* t ii\a I hi 11; < down in i Im ki n I i<ii 11 l hi Mi| ii Ioi ward,
Kohso'n (elided .ill tin link Kaeei- \ oiialioli ol
Nort II WI I I I » .1 . ineetiiif iml ill: -iled Iui^i Jioiliolis of
Ills ji.n-pi lo'ifew p<111 ii 1111111' 11 > flu 'Ml III i miii s 11 \ Often
h« adyer t isi d i iitj Ji hi ,u.ids dui inv l oufidup • • a .on
I' oil l»r il I in iinil MliiUiv Inn! I in if? In en 11 ,i I;. lor various
reason^ llolh weii K'rowiiij' lionlu i. lowir in i;o.nslant
'•oiMpel.it ion, and Iii'.iiim the, vmii o.i lo • i«< mn anolhef,
11' vsas oliv inns thai, orit would. « out irnn- to >'iov\ while-the
ol he i tailed .into a vhosl town V\ hf il mw> t h.a!. I hi lex as
I enlra-l Railroad w as prepai l-hj.' to Io > il liaik- mn mile
sout heast ol. Albany '« aine out il w a «#1»V i>>ii• a hu h ol the
two towns v\ oiild cont nun to pin pi i
Kolison had many lends m it h t in tow n ul \ Ilia in . I>ut I he
l'< ho Man's real leud, liowi-yer, was vsith o»ie of.n*. i iij/ens
rather than with the town Hi opponent wa I ij^ar Ityi
an atlornev. poet, artist, imildei author and rdiloi Iln
l«Uin lastln« emitrovefsy he^ari io develop in lale |H/«i |(ye
w^is the first Alhariy correspoiulenr Ioi tin / 1/m Imt in
I'ehruary Kye he^an his own paper, I he Albany /njniifuiu h
Al the time, Kye was also serving as 1 ounl y alloi ney I he
dispute between the two editors involved maiiv things with
the hitler exeharige of libeling each other It was Kye s
p'Htry. apparently, which alienated Kobson as ijiuch jis
anything else, beeause Kobson refcrleil -lo it In the
lollowiriK editorial blast on .July , w hen I he feud tfot into
full sw ing. "The Kcho Man returns I hanks lo the old man ol
the Albany sheet for the information lhat he the Krho
JV1 a n—- is an ass. It may b6 just as the old man at the county
seat says, but we have never been accused of exhibiting our
asinine qualitie" by trying to write poetry.
With only the fiels of the Echo to go by, it appears that
Rye was usually the instigator. Apparently, Kye had
accused Robson of being a heavy drinker, to which Robson
retorted in the November 1, 1879 issue of the Kcho "The
young man of the Albany sheet would have the people
believe we daily commit heinous crime, that we are an
awful wicked felows, because we take a "nip" occasionally.
Now if we do commit this unpardonable sin, it takes no
butter off his bread, and it is none of his business. As to
our religious and political views, the readers of the Echo Ai)
not concern themselves, they know our views are our own,
and we do not try to choke them down other people, either
in print or conversation, and they have sense enough not to
care or meddle with other people's affairs. We regret the
same cannot truthfully be said of the young man of the'
Albany sheet."
There followed a lull of several month's duration in the
feud, during which time the Echo occasionally carried some
news involving its Albany rival. As time passed though,
both papers began accusing the other of passing left hande
compliments" on the other. The feud became deeply
involved with politic?, and Robson accused Kye of being
unfit to hold the offce of county attorney. This brought .
about several more installments of the word war between
the two. Although both Robson and Rye became extremely
personal in their attacks and developed a profound aversion
toward each other, their relationship was not beyond
repair. Bach seemed to regain respect for the other during
later years.
With the abandonment of Fort Griffin and the arrival of
the railroad at Albany, the death knell sounded for the
town of Griffin. The abrupt end of the buffalo hide and
meat industry of 1879 was hte most catastrophic blow to
the town Robson announced the closing of the Echo in this
statement, headed "Finis,'" on page two of the January 21.
IKKiJ; edition: This issue of the Echo closes its-third volume
and its existence. For three years We have labored to give
bur patrons a good local paper and we flatter ourselves we
were successful We have made money here, hut now that
so. many have moved and others contemplate seeking new
locations; we feel that it is suicidal financially. to longer
continue the publication of the Echo at this place. In good
time, however, we expect again to send it forth to our old'
and many new patro'ris. brighter, newsier than, heretofore,
but from what point we will inform our readers when the
time comes.
The /'VAii's final edition from Fort Griffin still carried the
j o tie column full length promotion advertisement which,
proclaimed, The best advertising medium in Northwest
'| i vas is through l he columns of the Fort Griffin Echo It is
read by more people-in tills country than any other paper.'
If.this clajrp were true, however, the Echo must also have
had the- highest pass along readership of any paper in the
territory, for iH actual circulation as reported in an' 1882
directory was below most .of the other papers in that part of
Texas The Echo's circulation as reported by the publisher,
was ;|84. even less than that claimed by its closest rival, the
\Iii.iny H'i.<i/rr?i Sun. which reported 400 Other circulation
figures in the area included the Graham header, 450,
.lacksboi'ii Gi/i'/i, 'i00. Brow nwoQll Homier, 640; Brownwood
Sentinel, 500; ( onianche Chief, 850. ('oletnan Couront. 400.
and ('oleman Tclrqrttin, 450.
Al any rate, it Was to be almost a year before anyone
would'read the Echo again. For what he termed "various
causes," Captain Robson delayed reestablishing his paper
until .January, when the third and final version of the Echo
came fort h
The voice of the- Kcho Man was silent for many rrtonths
after the Fort Griffin Echo ceased publication. It is not
known how Captain RAbson kept from starving lo death, a
fate he had pretended to fear if he continued the paper at
'Griffin, yet somehow he managed to exist. It was late in'
j882 before he moved his equipment to Albany, and early
188,'t before the paper was issued from there. The Albany
h"i ho got off lo a bad start. The first issue came out on
Saturday, January •>. 188,'). the next issue did not appear
until .Julie 2. The main reason for delay was the editor's bad
health. The office of puhliation was given as No. 5. Walnut
Si reel, Albany ,' Texas,
I"lie in January, 1884, Robson decided lo sell the paper
The announcement came' without fanfare, appearing on
February 2 under a small headline which stated, "Good
I'm I have sold the Echo printing office to Mwssrs. A.
\ Clarke and (• II Meyer. Bidding my friends and the
newspaper business an affectionate adieu, I step down and
out Respectfully, G- W. Robson."
I he new. Owners changed the name of the Echo to the
Albany Ncirs, but continued to publish without noticeable
: interruption..The News is Ihi1 only paper in Albany and has
been lor many years. Its owners and editors,rightfully.claim
that tins paper was founded in Jacksboro on June 30, 1875.
.mil lhat it has appeared at three towns under four names
I he Echo spanned the juncture of two eras of Texas
hf'tory I he early issues reflected a primitive .way of life in
a iemote region where memories of Indian uprisings were'
•Oil Iresli Its closing issues told of passenger trains
arriving I rum Houston and of fine new homes being built in
town and around the country side.
I he tiles of the Echo have been preserved intact, so that
the old papei still performs a valuable service. Despite the
la't I liat the paper was published before the idea of
objective news writing had become prevalent among
liiurnalisls as a source goes unquestioned. Few persons who
lived along the frontier of northwest Texas were so well
qualiticd to write about it as Captain George W. Robson,
I In- Kcho Man
Visitors in the home ol Mr.
and Mrs F B Townsend for
t tie Fandangle' and parade
were Mrs Townsend's lath
er, Joe Kendrick and sister,
Mrs N. T. Kmanuel of
Midland; Mrs Ron Hedtke of
Portland, Miss Brcnda Moll
oway of Corpus Christ i. and
Miss Rachel Cook of I'ensa
cola. Florida.
CIRCLE A
will be closed
for vacation
July 3 - 16
Open for Business
July 17
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