The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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■ 38th Year
Lampasas, Texas, Friday, July 16,1926
Number 38
INDIAN FIGHT IN 1870
E. M. Phelan was in our office this
week and had with him some pictures
which were taken soon after an In-
dian fight in the spring of 1870. One
of the pictures was Mr. Phelan dress-
ed in the clothes of an Indian chief
which he killed and the other picture
was of Ben Gibson dressed in the
clothes of a squaw killed by Gum
Phillips during the fight.
The fight took place on the head of
Big Cypress in Blanco county near
the Llano county line. Mr. Phelan
was on Pecan Creek in Llano county
when word was brought to him that
Indians had raided a cow camp near-
by and taken off some horses. A party
was quickly gotten together and
started in pursuit of the Indians. The
party was composed of E. M. Phelan,
John Reams, Eli Shelley, Ralph
Haynes, Ben Gibson, Gum Phillips,
Ross Daniels, Mr. Jolly, Sant Bac-
chus, John Bacchus, Dave Herrington
and Jim Herrington. The party took a
stand where the Indians would likely
pass on leaving the country, but
after spending some time there it was
decided that the Indians had taken an-
other course and the party started out
to find their frail. A rain had fallen
in the meantime and the trail was
soon discovered and the soft ground
made it an easy matter to follow the
trail in a trot or gallop and it was
only a shoi’t time until they were
(r /ertaken in a liveoak thicket. The
men made a charge into the thicket;
some going into it and some on each
side while the Indians were running
in all directions and firing on them
as they ran. Mr. Phelan followed an
Indian chief and finally got a chance
to shoot at him. He ran him over
half a mile and shot him twice before
he was able to knock him off his
horse. Gum Phillips shot a squaw and
John Bacchus killed a young warrior
in the thicket. All of the Indians were
scalped and their guns, bows and ar-
rows and headgear taken off the
bodies.
The Indian chief had a pistol and
bow and arrows, while the squaw
carried only a long pole with a speai
in the end of it and the pole had a
long line which was held when the
pole was thrown. The chief had a
shied made of very tough buf-
-v falo hide and covered over with dress-
ed skins, and in his headgear weie
large buffalo horns which could be
thrown back when he was running.
The squaw had large cow horns in
her headgear. The chief’s hair "was
long aftd worn in a braid which reach-
ed down to his saddle and had a trunk
kev and a clock wheel tied into his
hair. Hef^had a silver ring and
THE FAIR IS FOR EVERYONE
We want the merchants as well as
the farmers to exhibit their wares.
Arrange for a booth during the fair.
It will cost you but very little to
construct a booth and the results, in
an advertising way will be many
times more than you think. The grocer
can arrange for a special display and
receive liberal co-operation thru their
distributions of coffee, ‘can goods,
flour, meat, grain and seeds: the
Hardware man can make a fine dis-
play of implements: the automobile
man can display and demonstrate his
cars to prospective buyers and many
other fine displays can be arranged.
Such displays add great interest to
the fair. You will get in touch with
people that you would not reach other
wise. Make your plans NOW. Don’t
wait until it is too late.
Yours for a successful Fair,
R. J. PAINE, Sec’y.
EIGHTY MILLION
DOLLAR
EXPLOSION
DALLAS CHEMIST TO CUT
PRICE ON BEER ANALYSIS
Dallas, Texas, July 8.—A chemist
and self-styled ardent prohibitionist
came forward Thursday with an offer
of bargain rates for analysis of beer,
which county authorities believe is
the only basis on which convictions
can be secured under prohibition.
Dr. Landon C. Moore declared to-
day that he will reduce his fees if
it will help authorities curb beer
traffic. His offer follow's declaration
of officers that they have ho money to
have seized beer analyzed for alco-
holic content.
District Judge C. A. Pippen, swear-
ing in a new7 grand jury, warned
against westing time on beer cases,
pointing out that a chemical analysis
for an illegal amount of alcohol, is
imperative for conviction.
Dr. Moore said he would reduce his
regular charge of $10 for analyzing
a sample of beer, to $2.50, ‘‘if this
lack of funds is threatening to serve
as a boon to the makers and dispen-
sers of beer in Dallas county.”
Even at this low price the cost will
run into a large figure, considering
the number of beer cases handled, of-
ficials said today. There was no in-
dication what disposition would be
made of the offer.
Dover, N. J., July 11.—All efforts
this afternoon to check positively the
number of persons killed in the series
of disastrous explosions which de-
vastated the United States naval .ar-
senal here, were balked by recurring
explosions, which made approach to
the grounds impossible.
Army officials gave out a state-
ment listing one dead, 20 unaccounted
for and 34 injured.
This list, however, did not include
civilians, nearly 200 of whom were
reported injured, and a number of
whom are believed to have lost their
lives.
The damage thus far has been esti-
mated at $80,000,000.
Rescue crews were standing by,
helpless in the face of the intermit-
tent explosions of 14 and 16-inch
shells, with depth bombs, stored in
the arsenal magazines. The explo-
sion was caused by lightning.
ADDITIONAL LIST OF MOODY
FOR GOVERNOR CLUB
GIVES
HOSPITAL
TO
FORT WORTH
Fort Worth, Texas, July 11.—
Construction of another large hos-
pital here was assured with the an-
nouncement Saturday by Mrs. W. I.
Cook of Albany that funds had been
provided by her for erection of an en-
dowed institution to be known as the
W. I. Cook Memorial Hospital, in
memory of her late husband, a
Shackelford County rancher, and her
daughter, Jessie Cook, who died in
1901. The announcement was made
at the home of her brother, J. H.
Nail.
With the perfection of the charter
and specifications for the hospital
building, work will begin immediate-
ly on a site 200x362 feet, bounded by
North, Lake, Collier and Thirteenth
streets, recently purchased. Struc-
tures now on the site will be razed.
Trustees of the hospital have been
appointed and include R. E. Nail,
Will Bomar, Joe Reynolds, E. E. Bew-
ley, George Thompson, Jr. and K. H.
and F. C. Beall.
A shallow oil field was discovered
on the Cook ranch near Albany in
February.
M. M. Landrum, H. B. Casbeer, Mrs.
Alice Casbeer, Elton Casbeer, M. B.
Healer, Ben Grimes, P. J. Boyd,
Frank Childers, J. A. Wilson, E. W.
Mitchell, W. C. Wheeler, Mrs. R. E.
Shelburn, Ruth Shelburn, O. V. Chil-
ders, M. J. Stacey, H. W. Lloyd, Jas.
Mullins, J. T. Tumlinson, M. S. War-
ner, Mrs. M. S. Warner, M. H. Woot-
en, L. I. Warner, Wade Wooten, W. J.
Garrett, Mrs. W. J. Garrett, R. S.
Yeary, Mrs. R. S. Yeary, T. M. Fariss,
Jim Kenan, Mrs. Jim Kenan, J. A.
Head, L. A. Warner, Mrs. W. A.
Fariss, Oliver Bear, Mrs. Oliver Bear,
Mrs. F. M. DeSpair.. J. V. McLean,
Mrs. J. V. McLean, R. V. Barrett, If.
G. Risinger, Mrs. H. G. Risinger, J.
H. Risinger, F. L. Hall, Mrs. F. L.
Hall, Mrs. Wade Wooten, If. F. Lewis,
C. P. Jenkins, . Chas. Tumlinson, Mrs.
Chas. Tumlinson/ L. C. Courtney, W.
T. Long, Mrs. W. T. Long, Roscoe
Perkins, R. E. Shelburn, J. F. Vann,
J. W. Duke, Mrs. D. D. Hoover, J. C.
Bear, Mrs. Mary Bear, J. R. McMil-
lan, Mrs. J. R. McMillan, John R.
Brandon, Mrs. John R. Brandon, Mrs.
J. A. Hamilton, W. D. Goodwin, Mi's.
W. D. Goodwin, Walter Jenkins, Mrs.
Walter Jenkins, Walter Hasee, R.
Rivish, Buffie Burleson, Sam Smith,
W. H. McCoy, Mrs. W. H. McCoy, Ed-
na McCoy, Mrs. A. C. Daniels, Pearl
Daniels, E. J. Daniels, Mrs E. J.
Daniels, W. J. McDonald. (d)
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! Beautiful New
j Summer-Time
PLANS ARE CONCLUDED
TO MOVE 400 INSANE
GRAND JURY HEARS
MRS. MePHERSON
LIQUOR SCENES
PUT UNDER BAN
Los Angeles, Cal., July 12.—Will
II. Hays, president of the Motion-
. Picture Producers & Distributors of
Thui-c a\ i America, Inc. made public Monday a
heard from the lips of Aimee Semple
Los Angeles, California, July
The county grand jury
8.-
Austin, Texas, July 11.—Dr. C. W.
Castner, superintendent of the
Wichita Falls State Hospital, Satur-
day made arrangenments with the
State Board of Control for the trans-
fer of 400 patients from the Austin
Hospital Annex to the Wichita Falls
institution, including their 400 beds,
mattresses and other furnishings.
This will be done the last week in
July and requires special study to
make the arrangements to be sure the
| patients will have thier beds and
j bedding the last night in Austin and
1 the first night in Wichita Falls.
The running time is eleven hours.
I The patients are equally divided be-
j tween the sexes. The first special
! train will carry the 200 men and suf-
1 ficient baggage cars for the dis-
! mantled beds, bedding and other fur-
| nishings. It will leave at 7 p. m.
! The train will arrive in Wichita Falls
j early in the morning and during
that day the beds will be made ready
n . • o -,-,-1^ I " ^ *------ * i inai uay tut; utua win ut mauc
heard from the lips ot Aimee Sen j - ! statement outlining the organization’s j for the patients. They will spend the
McPherson, Angelas Temple pastor, j re<jent]y adopted poiicy that no film ; interveninP. night traveling. The
nair. u, « ; her story of abduction which she | produced w'ithin its ranks shall in the j same procedure wiH be followed a
silver bracelet on one arm and around j first relat#d at Douglas, Ariz., June Ipi U - . same piocediue
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23 after having been mourned as
the other wrist were several rings
tied together. His moccasins weie drowned for more
beautifully trimmed and had a cioss ^ per followers.
painted on the toes of them, and the ; The pastor was closeted with the in-
breastplate was made of ninety-six ■ vestjgating body two hours and was
small, hollow bones. This plate was j permjtted an hour and a half recess
supposed to be more of an ornament before resuming her testimony. It
than for protection. During the fight j wag reported at the Hall of Justice
not a man was wounded among the ]yj;rs_ McPherson took the oath of
white men, while they killed three truth before starting her story, but
of the Indians and put the remainder i refused to swear that she would keep
slightest degree encourage disrespect f;ew days later with the 200 women.
oeen mourned as ; fc>r any law> especially the prohibition ,
than five weeks : The policy was adopted during!
the annual meeting here some weeks
ago of representatives of the asso-;
ciation.
MASTERY OF VIOLIN FREES
MAN, UNJUSTLY ACCUSED
SHERIFF COMPLETES
«a30-DAY JAIL TERM
of the tribe to flight. They were of
the Comanche tribe.
About ten days after the fight Mr.
Phelan was in Austin and the legis-
lature was in session and he got per-
mission to appear before them dress-
ed in Indian clothes and make a talk.
He urged that the legislature help to
protect lives and property on the
frontier, and the legislature present-
ed each of the men with a Winchester,
which cost $40.00 at that time.
The picture of Mr. Phelan and Mr.
Gibson dressed in the Indian clothes
are still very clear and the story told
by Mr. Phelan is as clear m his mind
as if it were only yesterday that the
fight took place.
her testimony secret.
The evangelist emerged from
the
Chicago, July 12.—Sheriff Peter
Hoffman Monday completed his 30-
day sentence and was released from
San Antonio, Texas, July 9.—The
“Angels’ Serenade” became the me-
dium through which two prisoners,
suspected of being the much sought
D’Autremont brothers, obtained their
freedom.
The men were arrested
and denied they were Ray and
Roy 11
jury room apparently wholly at ease, the DuPage County jail to be greeted j D’Autremont, saying they were from [ *|*
in contrast to a decided nervousness
she had manifested on entering the
chamber.
by many friends.
“A perfect prisoner,” was the way j
UCJ_ Jailer Allen A. Myers referred to J
Mrs^McPherson was accompanied j Sheriff Hoffman. Hoffman went to j “Prove it,” suggested Chief of
only by her attorneys. Inquiries con- ! jail because of excessive liberties ac- | Detectives Street, althought he had
Detroit and that one of them was a
musician while the other was a deco-
rator, both on their vacation.
cerning why her mother, Mrs. Minnie j corded Terry Druggan and Frank
Kennedy, and her two children, all of | Lake, bootleggei s.
whom had been subpoenaed, did not j -—
appear, elicited no explanation.
RADIO USED TO DIRECT
FREIGHT TRAIN ON N. Y. C.
SIT ON THE LID AND LAUGH
(Selected)
through here Friday morning and wood, Ilk, to Elkhart, Ind, a distance
Mrs. W. H. Painter and two child-
of Richland Springs passed
Chicago, July 8.—Radio was suc-
cessfully used Thursday to direct a
freight train of 116 cars over the
New York Central lines from Engle-
spent a short time on their way
Dallas.
Cloy Alexander, accompanied Miss
Juanita and J. W. Alexander to their
home in Electra after spending a
short time here with relatives. Mis.
Cloy Alexander is here and her hus-
band will return later.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin and
two children left in their car for Gal-
veston and other pfaces along the
/ coast where they will spend tire next
two weeks. Mr, Martin is now taking
Iris vacation from the Lion Drug
store.
of 100 miles, and return. During the
entire trip voice communication be-
tween* the locomotive and the caboose
was carried on over the mile long
train. Officials of 11 railways and
the Zenith Radio Corporation who
witnessed the experiment Thursday
night, unanimously stated that it
surprised all expectations.
Duplicate sets, consisting of trans-
mitter and receiver are installed in
the engine and caboose and left turn-
ed on dur^ig the trip. If communica-
tion is.fesired by either party a call
signal is sounded which is easily
heard above other noises of the train.
The apparatus is then operated the
same as an ordinary line telephone.
“Build for yourself a strong box,
Fashion each part with care;
Fit it with hasp and padlock,
Put all your troubles there.
Hide therein all your failures,
And each bitter cup you quaff,
Then—Sit on the lid and laugh.
“Tell no one of its contents;
Never its secrets share;
Drop in your cares and your worries,
Keep them forever there.
Hide them from sight so completely
The world will never dream half;
Fasten the top down- securely,
Then—Sit on the lid and laugh.
j
j about decided that the two were not j
! the men for whom rewards totaling , *;*
i $15,000 have been offered. j £
“Get a violin,” said one of the men.
The police did and the man who j |
said he was a musician nonchalently i *:*
| tucked the instrument under his chin, !
■ drawing the bow across the strings. ♦*.
| After the “Angels’ Serenade’ ’he play-
! ed other classics while “the force” , %
listened. j *:*
The musician was thanked for his <$.
playing and the two left the police
I station free again. j ¥
Mrs. Will Hallmark and two
daughters, Misses Ima and Margar-
et, accompanied by Lambert, ine
Goodwin, left Monday morning in
the car for Abilene, whei'e they will
visit. Lambertine will return home
from there while Mrs. Hallmark and
the girls will visit other places be-
fore returning.
NEW MUSIC STORE
I have opened a music store on the
east side of the square and have the
Gulbransen registering piano, phono-
graphs and records. Call and let us
explain the terms on which we sell
pianos.
(w40) GEO. W. GARTMAN.
Mrs. G. W. Middick went over to
Temple Friday morning and will
spend several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Eexton of Dal-
las ai’e here visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Baker.
Received Today
You must see this won-
derful selection of new
Hats as they are very
new. The new styles in
Black Milam and the new
Felts, showing many new
styles and colors. A look
will convince you of their
value.
The new felts priced $2.45 to..-..............___.$4*95
The new black Milams priced $3.95 to._....$5.95
Buy Vour
DRESSES HERE
Friday—Saturday and Save
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Ail dresses must move
m order to make room
for our Fall goods. One
rack of dresses, all new
good styles, value to $ 10
-Your choice
$2.48
$1.95
$3.95
ONE LOT DRESSES VALUES TO $24.50. ALL
GO ALIKE. YOUR CHOICE OF THIS RACK
$10.10
Shop here on these two days. You can find won-
derful values throughout our store.
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