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CHASING OUR TALES: The story of The Little Englishman

The Legacy of Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross PART 2

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4OUTDOORS ALONG THE BRAZOSChasing P.K. RainbowsBy Don Price

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8CHASING OUR TALESThe story of The Little EnglishmanBy Sue Seibert

16H.H. MCCONNELL

12By Jim DillardBy Wynnell Catlin

By Jimmy Walker

THE LEGACY OF LAWRENCESULLIVAN (SUL) ROSS (part 2)

STORIES & SNIPPETS

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Outdoors Along the BrazosBy DON PRICEChasing P.K. Rainbows

This P.K. Rainbows vignette first appeared in theSunday, Jan. 28, 1973, issue of the Mineral Wells

Index; later it was revised, to appear in Volume 2009Issue 1 of Hatchery Happenings. It has been revisedagain.

Mobile TV units and their crews from theMetroplex stations were parked on the riverbank.

This hallmark hour was longanticipated, the stocking of rain-bow trout in the Brazos Riverbelow Possum Kingdom Dam,occurring on January 17, 1973.

Suddenly water and fish gushedfrom a spout from one of theparked hatchery trucks at the river'sedge. Excited anglers swarmed thebank to begin casting their offer-ings.

The Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment (TPWD) had finallylaunched its long-awaited troutprogram, the discharge of 4,000

lively rainbows.In the first 4 1/2 days a crowd of732 anglers landed 1,232 trout.Successful fishers used salmoneggs, whole kernel corn out of acan, canned English peas; and theproverbial can of Folger's Coffee,containing earth worms packedloosely in damp loam. Yes, earthworms!

Purists who used artificials only those who would never be

caught with an empty Folger'scoffee can had ignoble resultsduring this riparian brouhaha, thefly rodders who were members ofthe elite Izaak Walton League andthey with paid-up dues too!

Nobody using artificial flies (wet or dry) caughtanything. So the members boycotted Folgers coffeecans forever.

Please let me explain I was one of the dry flypurists who had discovered Izaak Walton in our locallibrary at a very early age, years before the rainbows

were released by TPWD in this upper-middle BrazosRiver.

Sir Izaak Walton was both the father of anglingand lord of anglers, who fished the chalk streams ofEngland, trout fishing with a primitive fly rod and an

artificial grasshopper he tied himself.Inspired by the pure pleasure of casting a replica

of a streamside grasshopper and having oodles ofluck he published a book of fishing wisdom in1653, entitled The Compleat Angler.

After an unbelievable span of over 350 years, SirIzaak Walton The Compleat Angler is still in print,

having a worldwide distinction of over 300 editions,only surpassed by one other book: The Holy Bible.

To absorb as much as possible, I purchased classicfly fishing literature, gobbling all I could find in YeOlde Book Shoppe located on a street laced withcobblestones, along with real horse manure insteadof ethylene glycol. I perused every word, especially

a facsimile of the 1653 first edition.This first edition stuff was costing me an arm and

a leg, and so I had a dream I'd gotten into the sub-prime loan business and made a fortune; I've notbeen exposed, as I've done no wrong. Mr. Bernie

Madoff and his Ponzi schemes went a bit too far, Ithink.

I had plenty of time to learn the fly casting tech-niques, the double-haul, etc., and then the big dayrolled around, January 17, 1973. But I'd had plentyof time to crawl inside Sir Izaak's skin, at least Ithought so.

Next on the list after great literature was the com-plete regalia, period clothes, genuine woven willowwicker creels, all of that pricey stuff, and don't forgetthe tweed. This was costing a fortune. L.L. Beandidn't have half the stuff in stock!

The following is a partial list of accoutrements:Rod: You wouldn't be caught dead without an

1800's handmade split-bamboo fly rod from one ofthe quaint shoppes of New York or Philadelphia,preferably a work of art from Paul Young, Thomas& Thomas or Edward Payne, just to name a few. Youmight find it at Cristies or another elite auctionhouse.

Reel: The winding device? Hardy Bros., of course,of Alnwick, England. Careful, it'll cost you more

than the custom hexagonal split-bamboo fly rod ifyou forget your own common sense.Creel: A wicker creel is a must, a place to store

those nice rainbows that'll surely be yours onJanuary 17, 1973. No member of the Izaak Walton

League would be caught without a landing net, wil-low framed, if you please. And the chest waders:Hodgdon or Bergman, or Orvis will do. In a pinch,L.L. Bean.

Flies: Lots of gaudy colors, both wet and dries inpartitioned see-through small boxes stored in yourfishing vest, hook sizes from #4 through #20. The

fan-wing Royal Coachman is patrician in bearing,absolutely.

Hat: The most distinguished piece of raiment isone's crown of glory: battered, filthy, sweat-soakedand unkempt, but full random flies, preferably salm-

Originally published Sunday, January 28, 1973.

TEXAS TROUT Fishermen wade into the BrazosRiver below Possum Kingdom Reservoir after some4,000 rainbow trout were placed in the river Jan. 17as part of a put and take shery. In the rst 4 1/2days of shing, 732 anglers took 1,232 trout. (TexasParks and Wildlife Department photo by Bill Reaves.)

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on flies larger and gaudier, easier to spot. Acrooked-stemmed Turkish briar is optional nowa-days.

Fast forward to that unforgettable day inJanuary, the stocking of rainbow trout by thegood old Texas Parks and Wildlife Department inthe Brazos River below the dam at PossumKingdom.

The Folgers Coffee can clan reigned supreme.The contest wasn't even close. I wish I could justforget it, the heckling and all.

The guys catching rainbow trout on thatJanuary day weren't using fly rods and tiny hand-tied artificial flies but rather spinning rods andsalmon eggs, canned corn and English peas. Andthen there were the ubiquitous Folger's Coffee

cans lined up along the bank, full of moist loamand earth worms. Why, those guys cleaned up!

I think I embarrassed the members of the SirIzaak Walton League. They began to rationalize,and to save face they had many excuses.

This defense is handled with aplomb by flyfishers who have a day of "empty creel blues:" apocket encyclopedia for excuses is standard fare,found in the pockets of the best fishing vests,Orvis and L.L. Bean.

It also helps immeasurably when confronted byhecklers, when luck is rotten, your empty wickercreel dangling loosely at your side, that you mustbe cool to rattle off the aesthetics of the angler'sart.

Dropping the name of Sir Izaak Walton non-

chalantly while sipping port at a Paris Caf willput you on the best trout stream in Europe. Andyou can travel the old way via horse and cart.

Be authentic. Don't go half-way, pull out all thestops. Ah, the proletariat and Madam DeFarge!And, of course, Ernest Hemingway in Spain following in his footsteps for he used a customsplit bamboo and a #14 McGinty wet fly whilechasing rainbows. And while in Spain Ernest wasinspired to write his masterpiece, "The Sun AlsoRises," a claim to fame classic. So, there!

To heck with Brazos River rainbows anyhow ...wait a minute ... you want me to go fishing withyou this afternoon? ... don't leave yet ...I thinkI've got an empty Folger's Coffee can somewherein the garage.

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Chasing Our TalesThe story of The Little Englishman By SUE SEIBERT

There is a grave in Young County for a manknown only as The Little Englishman. Thegrave is located on an old highway

between Breckenridge and Graham in thePalmer Survey, and it is marked allaround with sandstone rocks. In the1980s a crudely hewn tombstonewas added to the grave, howeverthe tombstone states his date ofdeath as 1881 when, many say,he really died in 1888.

It appears the Englishman

may have had relatives wholived in either Wichita Falls orin Stephens County back in thelate 1800s, and once or twice ayear he was seen by people inTonk Valley which is west ofHighway 67 in Young Countyclose to Coral Mountain andthe Brazos River.

The Little Englishmanwas seen for the last time by ashopkeeper in South Bend in

1888 where two drunken cowboys roped him, draggedhim and kicked and beat him for no reason other thanthey thought it would be fun.

After he cleaned himself up some he went on hisway. About an hour after he left South Bend hestopped at the home of Enoch Price in Tonk Valley,where he asked for a drink of water.

Mr. Price asked the Englishman to spend the night,but he said he was sick and needed to get into Grahamto see a doctor and to spend the night with his daugh-ter.

Two days later the Little Englishman was founddead by a rail fence, under an oak tree. This was thesummer of 1888.

J.W. Seddon, an authority on Tonk Valley history,preserved this story of The Little Englishman. Thesame man who created the gravestone for BrittJohnsons grave also created the stone for theEnglishman. Perhaps Seddon kept the story alivebecause his father was also from England, but whydidnt he record the Englishmans name?

J.W. (John William) Seddon was born Aug. 22,1872, in Spring Creek, Parker County, Texas, and died

Oct. 10, 1961, in Abilene, Jones County, Texas. He isburied in the Tonk Valley Cemetery. He was the son ofSimeon Thorpe Seddon (1843-1917) and Nancy EllenJohnson Seddon (1854-1936). His siblings wereMinnie Seedon Moore, Simeon Seddon, Mary AliceSeddon Mayes, Albert Richard Seddon, Nellie Frances

Seddon Timmons, and Charles Elmer Seedon. Hisdaughter was Mary Texas Seddon Timmons.

Evidently, J.W. owned quite a bit of oil produc-tion in the 1930s in and around the

Breckenridge area, as is stated in theBreckenridge American. It also appears

that he was in the hospital in Abileneseveral times before his death thereand, while living in Graford in 1914,he signed a petition asking that aFederal Reserve Bank be located inDallas.

Since I can find no more informa-tion about the Little Englishman,lets turn our search to J.W. Seedon.

Here is an obituary for his father,Simeon Thorpe (S. T.) Seddon, from

the Hollis Post-Herald, Hollis, HarmonCounty, Oklahoma:

January 18, 1917. S. T.Seddon of Graham, Texas, fatherof Charles, Sim, and DickSeedon, took seriously ill aboutthe sixth of this month and died

the ninth of pneumonia. Mr. Seedon was 73 years old,had lived in Young County where he died, for 43years. Charlie Seddon, the son living here, was withhim at his bedside, but Sim and Dick, who live in NewMexico, did not arrive before his death. The Seedonboys are well known in Hollis. I find it very interest-ing that J.W. was not listed in the obituary, although Ihave no doubt he was Simeons son.

Simeon was born on December 12, 1843, inPilkington, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, and diedin Young County. His father was John Seddon whowas born in 1822 and died in 1911 in the same townhis son was born.

John Seddon was married to Mary Alice Thorpe(theres the Thorpe name) who was also born (1819)and died (1869) in the same town. Other surnames inthe family are Fletcher and Holt. The parish churchfor the Seddons was St. Marys. The parish churchseems to still be there today, and in use, although itwas built in 1194.

J.W.s mother, Nancy Ellen Johnson Seddon, was thedaughter of R.N. Johnson and Rachel Manley Seddon.

It appears to me, from the abundance of genealogi-

cal information about the Seddon family that is on theInternet, that once Simeon came to America, his familyspread far and wide. Many came to Texas, and even tothe Tonk Valley, but they also traveled to Oklahoma,New Mexico and California. Perhaps they were heed-ing Horace Greeleys quote regarding Manifest

Destiny. Greely said, Go West, young man, go West.There is health in the country, and room away fromour crowds of idlers and imbeciles.

Now for a little Young County history and geogra-phy. The Tonk Valley Cemetery is located on theRosser Ranch Road. It is off State Highway 67 nearthe end of the Lower Tonk Valley, about five milessouth of Graham.

One roadside historical marker in the Tonk Valleyreads that the A.B. Medlan home once stood in theValley. The marker is on SH 67, 12 miles southwest ofGraham. The marker was erected in 1964 and states,

take SH 67 south five miles, turn right on TonkValley Road, then 5 miles to Medlan Family cemeteryRoad. This is private property. The house was build ofbrick made on this farm in 1875. he land was settledin 1855 by Archibald B. Medlan, Texas Ranger, churchleader and builder, treasurer and commissioner ofYoung County.

In other history of the area, Harris Reed edited abook called A History of the Tonk Valley BaptistChurch, 1877-1972, Young County, Texas. The bookwas published by Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas, intheir Southwest Collection, in 1972.

So, where did the Tonk Valley, and the subsequentTonk Branch of the Brazos River, get their names?

The Tonk Branch rises in two branches that mergefour miles south of Graham in south central YoungCounty (at 3303' N, 9837' W). The North Branchrises four miles west of Graham near Farm Road 209and runs southeast for four miles. The South Branchbegins two miles northwest of the Tonk Valley com-munity and travels southeast three miles. Tonk Branchruns east an additional mile before entering the BrazosRiver one mile west of Farm Road 1287 (at 3303' N,9836' W). The surrounding terrain is characterized bylow cuestas, a hill or a ridge with a gentle slope. Thesoil is shallow and stony, and the vegetation consistsof live oak, juniper, and grasses. The creek was namedafter the Tonkawa Indians, who camped near the TonkBranch-Brazos River confluence.

The Tonkawa Indians lived in central Texas neartodays Austin. Their historical territory was along theBalcones Escarpment between Austin and SanAntonio. Originally the Tonkawa had a larger territorythat included the hill country around Llano andMason, Texas. This is the Edwards Plateau region

west of Austin and San Antonio. They would roam allthe way over to the Brazos River. Later, around 1600,the Apache and even later, around 1750, theComanche moved into the region and pushed theTonkawa out and east of the Edwards Plateau. This iswhere they were in most of the Spanish period and all

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of the Texan-American periods of history. They lived just to the east of, and along,the Edwards escarpment.

They were friendly with the Karankawa and shared the lands between theKarankawa homelands and their homelands. The Karankawa and the Tonkawa werealso cannibalistic, and at one point the Comanche were really mad at the Tonkawafor eating a chiefs brother. The Spanish often found these two tribes camped outtogether in these shared lands. They also shared land with the Coahuiltecan tribes tothe south of them. Bexar County, where San Antonio is located, was a mix of

Tonkawa in the north and Coahuiltecan tribes in the south. Travis and Williamsoncounties shared land with the Wichita tribes.

The Tonkawa also seem to have been hosts for many other tribes. At the springs inSan Marcos and New Braunfels a dozen or more tribes from all over Texas werefound by Spanish travelers. These were trade camps where the Caddo, Jumano andCoahuiltecan tribes would come to camp with the Tonkawa for several months in thesummer. While there they would hunt buffalo on the blackland plains just to the eastand trade goods and news. This region the Tonkawa lived in was a sort of crossroadsbetween the tribes from north east south and west. All this means that the Tonkawawere friendly and wanted to get along with other peoples. Later, this can be seen inthe way they seem to have been able to get along with the American settlers betterthan the other tribes.

The Tonkawas would often ally themselves with the Anglos against the Comanchesand Wichita. After all, it was the Comanches who pushed the Tonkawa out of theirland in the Hill Country. They acted as scouts and troops for the Texas Rangers andthe U.S. Army on several occasions. The most notable time they allied with theTexans was at the battle of Plum Creek against the Comanche Indians. After that theysettled near Fort Griffin, which was near present day Albany, Texas, and worked forthe Army.

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The Legacy of Lawrence

Sullivan (Sul) RossBy JIM DILLARD

Raids by Comanches increased during November1860, including a bloody assault against settlers inJack, Parker and Palo Pinto counties. Several peoplewere brutally killed, including Mrs. Sherman, wholived near the Parker-Palo Pinto county line north ofpresent Mineral Wells. A large number of horses were

also taken by the large raiding party as they retreatedback toward the Red River.

Outraged citizens in Palo Pinto and surroundingcounties rallied to form a companyof volunteers led by Captain J.J.(Jack) Cureton, of Bosque County,to pursue the Indians. ProminentPalo Pinto County settlers in thegroup of 94 men included CharlesGoodnight, C.C. Slaughter andschool teacher J.H. Baker. At FortBelknap, Sul Ross had also been

alerted to the raids and began plan-ning a punitive campaign to chas-tise the Indians in their own coun-try.

Ross's contingent force of fortystate rangers and twenty-one sol-diers of the Second Cavalryfrom Camp Cooper underSergeant John W. Spangleralso included Antonio(Anton) Martinez, Ross'sMexican cook, and a buffalo

hunter of mixed blood named John Stuart. Stuart knewthe approximate location of a large Comanche campon the Pease River and volunteered to lead Ross andthe troops there in hopes of locating the depredatingComanches. Martinez, who had been a Comanche cap-tive, knew the location of most of the water holes inthat region. Ross and his command joined forces withCureton's volunteers on December 11 and began theirmarch to the Pease River on Dec. 13, 1860. Ross wasin command of the operation but counseled closelywith the much older Cureton, who had considerableknowledge and experience fighting Indians.

By Dec. 18th, the procession of rangers, troops andcitizen volunteers had traveled northwest through prai-ries and badlands in cold and rainy weather to reachthe Pease River valley southwest of present Vernon,

Texas. Guides Martinez and Stuart located fresh signsindicating the Comanche camp was upriver and report-ed their findings to Ross. Being a man of action, Rossimmediately began a pursuit with the rangers and cav-alry troops, leaving the citizen volunteers behind astheir horses were in poor condition and could not keep

up the pace he would set. By daybreak the followingday, Ross and his command reached Mule Creek, atributary of the Pease River northeast of present

Crowell, Texas. Riding ahead to a low hillabove the creek, Ross observed a largeComanche hunting camp spread out alongthe small tributary. Through the blowingdust and sand he could also see that theIndians were breaking camp and preparingto leave.

Ross quickly formulated a battle plan andassembled his troops to attack the Indian

camp. Charging down the hill into thecamp, Ross and his men caught the Indiansby complete surprise and a running gunbattle ensued. Unable to hold off the charg-ing Texans, the Comanches fled leavingmany of their horses and all their belong-

ings. Ross and Tom Kelliher rodeafter a group of three Comanche onhorseback and killed one Indianwoman who was riding double withanother Indian. The second Indian felloff the horse and began to shoot

arrows at Ross as he approached, hitting his horse withone of the arrows in the process. Ross was able towound the Indian, who was thought to be PetaNocona, a prominent Comanche chief (husband ofCynthia Ann Parker, mother of famous ComancheIndian Quanah Parker.) When Ross' guide Martinezarrived at the scene, he was allowed to kill the wound-ed chief, who he recognized as the Indian who hadmassacred his whole family several years earlier inMexico. During the chase, an Indian woman on theother horses had held up a baby and surrendered. Itwould later be determined that she was indeed Cynthia

Ann Parker, who had been captured by the Comanchesin 1836 at Parker's fort near present Mexia, Texas, andher baby, Prairie Flower.

Much to their chagrin, the citizen volunteer group

under Cureton did not arrive at the scene of Ross' fightwith the Comanches until after the battle had ended. A9-year-old Indian boy was discovered at the scene ofthe fight and taken back to Waco by Ross and raisedwith the family: he was named Pease Ross. No whitecasualties occurred during the fight but a number of

Indians were killed. A reconnaissance of the areadetected no additional Indians and the campaign wasdisbanded. Sul Ross would receive many accolades forhis heroic participation in this raid into Indian countryand further praise from Governor Houston.

On New Year's Day 1861, Gov. Houston gave Rossanother commission to raise a new company of rang-ers and await further orders. Sul complied, but whenthe orders never came, he left Waco with the 21 menhe had recruited and returned to his field headquarterson Elm Creek (Young County) on Jan. 14. When hearrived he learned Capt. William C. Dalrymple had

been appointed colonel and aide-de-camp to Gov.Houston and was now in command of the rangers atthe Elm Creek camp.

In addition, Dalrymple knew nothing of Houston'sorders for Ross and accused him of disobeying orderby attempting to reorganize the rangers at the camp.Ross left the ranger service over the matter andreturned to Waco with other rangers that refused to re-enlist. Despite attempts by Houston to persuade Rossto take a position of greater responsibility and authori-ty in the rangers service on the frontier, Ross declinedand returned to civilian life in Waco. His stay in Waco

would be short-lived as the Ordinance of Successionwas passed and adopted by the citizens of Texas onFeb. 23, 1861. Civil War loomed on the horizon andSul Ross would soon become involved in that greatstruggle.

Sul's brother Peter Ross had also resigned his com-mission in the frontier ranger service and returned toWaco to raise a company of volunteers for service inthe pending war. Sul enlisted as a private in the com-pany and awaited his call to arms. He also answeredanother calling, that of his sweetheart Lizzie Tinsley towhom he was engaged to be married. Her father, a

wealthy physician and planter, had moved his familyfrom Macon, Ga., to Waco about the same time Sul'sfather had and a lifelong friendship had developedbetween the two. They were married May 28 at the

[Part 2 of a series of articles on the life of Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross who served as a frontier ranger, soldier,statesman and educator devoting his life to the growth and expansion of Texas to become the great state we know today.]

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Tinsley home by the local Methodist minister.Rather than spend the first week of their marriage

together, Ross was dispatched by Gov. Edward Clark(Houston had resigned his governorship over the issueof session) to Indian Territory to promote treaties withIndians tribes located there. However, when he arrivedat the Wichita Agency he was told that a Confederate

commission had already met with Five Civilized tribesthere and a preliminary treaty had been signed on May15, 1861. Ross returned to Texas to meet with the gov-ernor and encouraged him to also send an emissary tonegotiate a treaty with the Comanches who remainedhostile to Texas to ensure safety along the frontier dur-ing the upcoming war. Ross was again sent to IndianTerritory, but when he arrived, he learned that IndianCommissioner Albert Pike was en route there on asimilar mission for the Confederacy, so he returned toWaco without interfering further in the matter.

Within a few days after returning to Waco with his

new bride, Peter Ross' company was called by Col. B.Warren Stone, of Dallas, to serve in a cavalry regimentin Missouri under Gen. Ben McCulloch. Once again,Sul left his wife with his family and traveled with theWaco company to Dallas. Learning that the recruitingofficer would not arrive for another week, he obtaineda short leave of absence and returned to spend a fewlast days with his wife before leaving for duty.

The Waco company was soon organized asCompany G on Sept. 7, 1861, one of 10 companies ofStone's regiment, which later would be designated asthe Sixth Texas Cavalry. Enlistment was for 12 months

for the 1,150 men from Bell, Cherokee, Colin, Dallas,Grayson, Henderson, Kaufman, McLennan, Rusk,Tarrant and Van Zandt counties who were musteredinto service. On Sept. 13, the regimental officers wereelected by ballot and Sul was elected a major. Whenthey took up their line of march on Sept. 16th fromDallas, Ross rode in command of three companies ofthe advance division. They arrived at McCulloch'sheadquarters near Marysville, Ark., during midOctober.

Sul Ross performed exemplary service for theConfederacy during the Civil War in various leader-

ship roles, rising from the rank of major to brigadiergeneral of the Texas Cavalry Brigade made up of theThird Texas Cavalry, the Ninth Texas Cavalry and the27th Texas Cavalry of the Texas Legion at the close ofthe war. He was engaged in numerous battles includ-ing the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas, battles atCorinth and Yazoo, Miss., Atlanta and the Nashville-Franklin Campaign. By March 1863, he had participat-ed in 135 engagements and had his horse shot outfrom under him five times. Although he received noinjuries during the war, he suffered from bouts ofmalaria, fevers, chills, colds and bronchial problems

that reduced his weight to 125 pounds at one point. Hewas captured during May 1864 at the Battle ofBrown's Mill but rescued by a Confederate cavalrycounterattack. While on a 90-day furlough duringMarch 1865 to visit his wife, who he had not seen intwo years, his unit surrendered on May 14, 1865, in

Jackson, Miss. To prevent his arrest and confiscationof his property in Texas, on Aug. 4, 1865, Sul appliedfor a special pardon for his "treason against the UnitedStates" which was granted by President AndrewJohnson on Oct. 22, 1866. The pardon was finallyreceived and accepted by Ross during July 1867.

Back in Waco, 26-year-old Sul set about trying to

regain his financial losses caused by his absence dur-ing the war and the dire economic conditions that fol-lowed. As his health gradually improved he built hisfirst home and began farming operations on his 160acres of land on the South Bosque River west ofWaco. He also owned 5.41 acres in Waco. Havingbeen exposed to the skills necessary to successfullyfarm and hunt game during his youth, he was able toprovide for his wife and son Mervin, who was bornJan. 2, 1866. His first son died stillborn while hewas fighting in the Civil War. Seven more chil-dren would be born to the couple during the next

17 years. Due to his disenfranchisement during theearly years of Reconstruction following the CivilWar, Sul was forced to stay away from politicalissues and out of the limelight. During that periodhe was content with making his farm a successfulventure and raising his family.

He and his brother Peter also raised short-horn cattle which they drove to New Orleanson several occasions. After the war he hadpurchased 20 acres in Waco from his par-ents and eventually built a home andenrolled his children in private schools

there. Their landholdings increasedduring 1869 when he bought another40 acres of farmland downstreamfrom Waco, and Lizzie inherited186 acres from her father's estatesouth of town. Sul continued toadd acreage to his farming opera-tion and, by the end of 1875, would own1,000 acres of farmland.

In 1870 Sul escorted his mother, Catherine Ross, thewhite girl he had rescued from the Comanches, andanother woman and her baby from Waco to Los

Angeles, where his brother Peter and father, who hadallegedly assaulted a Yankee soldier and decided tomove to a less hostile environment, had relocated.After a stay of only a few weeks, Sul returned home tocontinue his farming operations and tend to his family.His father would also return to Waco later that sameyear but Pete remained in California four more years.

Although the restrictions and limitations of theReconstruction period following the Civil War begancoming to an end by 1873, lawlessness and corruptionhad blossomed during the previous eight years, creat-ing political and social turmoil throughout the state.

Although the town of Waco had prospered and its pop-ulation increased to 5,000, it was rife with desperados,criminals and unsavory types that broke the law withimpunity. The railroad had come to Waco in 1871,bringing with it more saloons, gambling halls, andbordellos. Across the river from the town, the 60,000-

acre Tomas de la Vega grant had become a haven forsquatters, outlaws, thieves, criminals, rustlers and asubculture of people who preyed upon the town andsurrounding area. Local law enforcement officialswere either corrupt themselves or unwilling to chal-lenge the lawless element that held rein over city andits law-abiding citizenry.

For the elections of 1873 the citizens of Wacosought to elect a new sheriff for McLennan County,one that had a reputation of honesty and willingness toconfront the issue of the rampant lawlessness that pre-vailed. Sul Ross agreed to run for the office and waselected in December 1873 without a campaign or othersolicitations. He would hold the position of sheriff ofMcLennan County until 1880. Once again, Sul Rossstepped forward in a leadership role to break up the

gangs of thieves and outlaws who were terror-izing the region. With his older brother Peterand other deputies he was able to clean out the

lawless elements in the de la Vega grant withintwo years, arresting over seven hundred outlawsin the process. His success as sheriff brought a

renewed faith in the citizens for law and orderand for the position Ross held in their trust. He

had set the standard for the position of sheriffin McLennan County and left a legacy oflaw and order that would prevail long after

his departure.In 1874 he was instrumental in estab-

lishing the Sheriff's Association ofTexas, an organization that exists

today. Their first convention washeld at the courthouse in

Corsicana and was attended bysheriffs and other representa-tives from 65 counties. Acommittee of three, including

Ross, drafted 10 resolutionsstating the purpose of the association

which was to "more successfully aid each other asofficers" and for the "future and better protection ofthe citizens of our respective counties and of the Stateat large."

The Republican-written Texas Constitution of 1869had been forced on the people of the Texas duringReconstruction following the Civil War. When Texasvoters approved the writing of a new constitution onAug. 2, 1875, local elections were held to select repre-sentatives from each Texas senatorial district to attenda convention in Austin and work on the document.Ross was elected as one of three delegates from the19th Senatorial District (Waco), along with George B.Erath and B. F. Fleming. He resigned his office assheriff of McLennan County and began the next chap-ter in his life of leadership and service to Texas.

To be continued. ...

Sources: Sul Ross: Soldier, Statesman, Educator byJudith Ann Benner; Handbook of Texas Online andother internet sources.



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H.H. McConnellBy WYNELLE CATLIN

In 1866, following the end of the Civil

War, H.H. McConnell entered the Armyand was sent to Jack County in Texas to

protect the frontier from Indian depredations.He kept a dairy, and later wrote a book, FiveYears a Cavalryman.

He was sent to Buffalo Springs where a fortwas to be established, but it was abandonedbecause of lack of water. He was then sent toJacksboro, where Fort Richardson was beingbuilt about half a mile west of the village on thesouth side of Lost Creek and whose plentifulsprings assured an adequate supply of water.

The site of the new post was a very judiciousone, its 800 acres being on a hill, well drainedand in close proximity to the waters of LostCreek. The construction of the new post waswell under way. When he arrived there he andthe other soldiers with him made temporaryquarters for themselves in worn-out tents and'paulins.

McConnell wrote: The money appropriatedfor the building of the fort was exceedingly lib-eral. During the summer and fall of 1868, 150civilians were engaged, with carpenters andmasons receiving from three to five dollars aday, and doing such work as is usually per-formed on government enterprisesthat is, theleast amount of work in the greatest amount oftime. All available soldiers were detailed aslaborers and assistants, receiving 40c per day inaddition to their pay as soldiers.

Sawmills were established at convenientpoints getting out such timber as the countryafforded. Contractors, sub-contractors, freight-ers and 'hangers-on' began to realize a 'picnic'from the numerous crumbs that fell from thetable of Uncle Sam.

Then began to gather those unsavory charac-ters which follow in the wake of the army;'saloons' and 'groceries' sprang up all along thecreek in the vicinity of the camp, and as closeas the authorities would permit. The erst-quiet desolation in fact of Jacksboro began to blos-som, if not like a rose, at least like a sunflower.There was the 'Gem', the 'Little Shamrock', the'Emerald', the 'Sunflower', the 'Last Chance' and the sound of fiddle and crack of six-shooterwas heard the livelong night.

(Author's note: Doc Holliday, dentist-gambler

and Lottie Deno, gambling queen of the south-west, were present during this time.)

McConnell continues: Money was plenty,prices of everything sold were exorbitant andfor several years a condition of feverish pros-

perity prevailed. Some few, very few, accumu-

lated money that 'stuck,' the great majoritywound up poorer than at the beginning.

The 'Coffee House' was in full blast; 'JimmyNolan's Dance 'House' was resonant with soundand frequently the scene of an inquest.

Once or twice a year all the contractors inTexas gathered to bid on the 'lettings' of con-tracts for corn, hay, fuel, transportation or flour.Here, at intervals, gathered the merchants fromSherman, McKinney, Dallas, Jefferson andWeatherford, often, too, from Waco, SanAntonio and Austin, to buy 'inspected and con-

demned' horses, wagons or clothing, sold atauction by the government.

The Army paymaster came at pretty regularintervals and disbursed from four to six thou-sand dollars to each company present for dutyat the post, nearly all of which, was expendedfor goods at rattling profits. It may be easilyconceived that flush times prevailed. The lead-ing saloon on one of those occasions, betweennightfall and reveille took in over a thousanddollars. The voice of the keno man and thedeceptive click of the roulette ball were heard,

and at early dawn, the road to the post would bestrewn with the forms of belated soldiers who'fell where they fought,' and who perchance hadopportunity to spend a few days in the solitudeof the guardhouse.

From 1868 to 1872 or 1873, over half a mil-lion dollars per annum were disbursed directlyor indirectly all of which found its way throughthe channels of trade into the hands and pocketsof the people and if we (soldiers) didn't actuallykill any Indians, who shall say that FortRichardson was not a factor in settling up the

country.The original plan of the fort and its buildings

would, if carried out, have made one of theprettiest forts in the Union, but for reasonsunknown to me, the plan was altered andbotched from time to time until it finally lost allsymmetry. Five officers' quarters were complet-ed, a fine rock hospital and a rock commissary,bakery and guardhouse were built according tothe original plan, but the barracks were of pick-ets and both inadequate and uncomfortable andthe junior officers, when the garrison was full,

had to occupy tents and temporary quarters.(Author's note: One of the original wooden

officers' quarters, the rock hospital, bakery andan ammunition depot are now being preservedin Fort Richardson State Park.)

McConnell explained that at many Army

posts the hospital facilities were comprised of

tents or rudely-constructed shanties. But thepost hospital was a fine rock building with twolarge 12-bed wards, broad verandas and fineventilation. The hospital was appreciated atone time there were six companies with 500soldiers per company stationed at the fort.

As the fort grew, so did the town ofJacksboro. A courthouse was built to replace thedilapidated cabin that was being used for thatpurpose. A Masonic Hall was erected and sever-al dry goods and other stores added to thenumerous bars and saloons.

The social life of the town benefitted from thefort. Fort Richardson was a regimental head-quarters and all regimental headquarters hadmagnificent bands.

McConnell wrote: When the evening gunboomed, the garrison flag fluttered majesticallyto the ground and the stirring strains of martialmusic floated out over the beautiful Texas land-scape on the still night air.

The band also played for different functionsin the town. Sometimes officers held a ball.They decorated a ballroom and invited local cit-

izens, and the band played for them.Only officers were allowed to participate in

these affairs. Life in Army posts was monoto-nous. Occasionally details were sent out on mis-sions when an Indian scare was reported.Sometimes some were sent to keep peace inareas were unrest was caused by activities ofthe Freedman's Bureau which had been estab-lished at the end of the Civil War.

Part of the state of Texas was under militaryrule, part under supervision of the Freedman'sBureau. But much of the time spent in camp

was dull. Gambling was one of the ways sol-diers entertained themselves. Between paymas-ters visits, there was little money as soldierstended to spend their pay quickly. Other itemswere used for chips, the favorite being tobacco'plugs' that were cut into small cubes.

For entertainment, some of the soldiers wouldwrite "newspapers," which were just a sheet offoolscap written by the contributor then passedaround camp. McConnell conceived the idea ofgetting up a little sheet about 8x10 with fourpages and having it printed in Weatherford.

Called The Flea, local merchants thought it agreat idea and supported it. As a joke he sentcopies to newspapers all over the country for"exchanges," but he received a large number ofpapers in response. A Chicago paper even print-ed an entire copy of The Flea in its paper.



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Following is a partial copy of one issue of The Flea:

The Flea - A First-Class Journal devoted to Politics,Religion, Science, The Arts, Music and the Drama.Published semi-monthly at JACKSBORO, TEXAS, byH.H. McConnell, editor and proprietor.

Spring, 1869LOCAL ITEMS The paymaster, the one officer of

the army to whose advent the troops look forward to

with anticipations of 'a big time' and whose exit is gen-erally marked by a universal spree, made his appear-ance and paid the men four months' pay on the 6th inst.

Brevet Brig. General James Oakes, Colonel 6thCavalry, is expected to arrive this week to assumecommand at Fort Richardson. In the event of his arriv-ing, Col. Morris will proceed to Greenville to takecommand there.

Eastin is so popular that he is like 'Mrs. Winslow'ssoothing syrup' the children even care for him. (It hasbeen said that no man can be really a bad man wholoves children, and whom the children love, and we

know of one little girl who walked a long distance toreturn to our friend Eastin an article that she saw himdrop.) But to change the subject, he has a fine assort-ment of new goods, champagne of several brands; andin fact his shelves are filled with a variety of choicearticles in every branch in which he usually deals.

The first of April came as it usually does, in theearly part of the month, and we regret to state that thesenior editor of this journal was victimized by MessersAynes & Boaz, of our town. On the morning in ques-tion; the editor was very dry, and just then an individu-al appeared bearing gracefully under his arm a suspi-cious looking package which proved to be a bottle. On

removing the wrapper a note was found with the com-pliments of two above named parties, asking the editorto accept the bottle as a slight mark of their esteem, &c. The cork was quickly removed, about 4 fluid ouncespoured into a tumbler, and a smile spread itself overour senior's handsome face as he raised it toward hishead. But, alas! He discovered it was nothing but rainwater slightly colored with brown sugar, and heremembered at once, what he had before forgotten, thatit was 'all fool's day.'

The New Constitution The most memorable day inthe annals of Texas, will be the 5th day of next July,

and if the people of the state do their duty as we aresatisfied they will, future generations will rise up andcall them blessed. There are things in the proposedconstitution that may be repugnant to the deeply rootedprejudices of many, but the patriot should reflect thathe has to choose between two alternatives; Texas in theFederal Union, with all her rights restored, her senatorsand representatives giving her voice in the councils ofthe nation, if they adopt it.

Texas out of the Union - Her prairies and her townsechoing with the tramp of federal soldiers - her civilpower a mere shadow - without substance - no rights,no privileges, no future - except a gloomy one - if theyreject it. Every thinking man must see that the onlyhope for this great state is to as speedily as possibleresume its relations with the Union, for with its vastresources, mineral, agricultural, grazing, its immenseextent of territory, large enough for an empire, and aclimate that is unsurpassed, once back in the family of

states, emigration will flow to it in a mighty wave, andbefore this generation has passed sway, it will be justlycalled the empire state of the Southwest. Think of this,voters! Don't let our demagogues and hot-headed poli-ticians mislead you.

Just eight years ago today, the South entered on astruggle brought on by our fanatic leaders, and a deso-late country and a million of bereaved families speak

in unmistakable language as to the folly or the wicked-ness, or both, of the men who inaugurated the war. Letthe people adopt this Constitution, and when Texascomes back into the Union there will be greater rejoic-ing among the angels in heaven over the one prodigalreturned, than over all of the states (such as our nativestate, for instance [Pennsylvania] ) 'that need no repen-tance.

Four 'vacant chairs' were left in the garrison lastweek four foolish soldiers having vamoosed.

Mr. Henson, who killed a soldier at this place in

November, 1867, has been released from the PostGuard House and turned over to the civil authorities,and is under heavy bail for his appearance at court.

Every now and then a horse or two disappears fromthe vicinity of town, and we think, that if the peoplewho lose their stock would use a little energy in tracingit up, that they would find these Indians to be nativeTexans; for it is hardly creditable that any small partyof Indians would have the temerity to come right intothe center of the town to steal.

The Proprietors of 'the Coffee House' desire us tostate that they will purchase all kinds of country pro-duce.

Snyder & Co's new drug and dental establishmentis approaching completion, and two of the firm havegone to Galveston for a stock of goods.

The Company gardens at the post are looking well;the last few days of warm sunshine have broughtthings up wonderfully, and from appearances, the menwill have an abundance of vegetables this summer.

A few short months ago it might truly have beensaid of Jacksboro, that: 'The sound of a church-goingbell, These valleys and rocks never heard, Neversighed at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when theSabbath appeared.'

Now, a place of public worship is open everySunday, and quite a crowd of well-dressed people,large and small, may be seen on the square going orcumming from church. We don't believe there is amore orderly frontier town anywhere than ours is.

Advertisements:

S.W. Eastin, Jacksboro, Texas Dealer in DryGoods, Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, Hats, Bootsand Shoes, Yankee Notions, A general assortment ofFancy Goods Particular attention will be paid to fill-ing the orders of either civilian or those connected withthe army, for all specialities procurable in the NorthernMarkets. - Robertson County Whiskey always on hand,

Eastbrun is now receiving at his store, Jacksboro,Texas, a large assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries,Notions, Military Caps, Hardware, Trimmings, Lamps,Stationary, etc., all of which he intends to sell at pricesthat Will Astonish the Word! Wines, Brandies,

Whiskey and Cordials, he has always on hand, as well.Fine Tobacco and Segars. Give him a call, 'see andbelieve,'

Aynes & Robinson, (Southwest Corner PublicSquare,) Jacksboro, Texas, are always supplied with aFull Assortment of Ladies Goods, consisting of allwool DeLaines, Mohairs, Alpacas, & choice Prints,and have just received an assortment of Silk and ClothPaletots, which are sold at New Orleans prices. Family

Groceries, Army Supplies, Trimmings, Stationary,Liquors, Wines, & Cordials, as well as choice brandsof Cigars & Tobacco. This is the place to 'get yourmoney back.'

Public Sale! Will be sold at Public Auction, by theundersigned, to the highest bidder at the CommissaryBuilding, Fort Richardson, Tex, at noon, of Monday,April 26, 1869, the following articles of condemnedCommissary property: One Platform Scale, one IronSafe. The articles to be removed by the purchaser theday of sale. Term cash. (National currency) to be paidon the removal of the property. G. E. Overton, 2nd

Lieut, 6th Cavalry, C.S.A. Robbins & Co., Jacksboro, Texas. Have on handand are constantly receiving the largest stock of goodsever brought to this frontier, consisting of dry goods,groceries, hardware, saddlery, cloths, clothing, cassi-meres, dress goods, straw and willow ware, YankeeNotions and in fact everything usually kept in a firstclass country store. Don't take their word for it, but sat-isfy yourself.

Cooper & McCown, Jacksboro, Tex. Dealers infamily groceries, flour, corn-meal, produce, grain,hides and pelts, have also the finest bar room north ofWaco. The bar is always supplied with the choicest

drinkables, the finest cigars, & everything required tomake it a first class sample room. Two splendid mar-ble-bed billiard tables and well lighted and comfortableroom are among the attractions.

E.J. Brown, attorney at law. Conveyancing, adjust-ing land titles, making deeds, registering wills, andpleading at the Courts of Jack, Denton, Parker, andWise counties attended to.

J.L. Oldham, Post Trader, Fort Richardson, Texas,Dealer in staple and fancy dry goods, groceries, boots,shoes, hats, and caps. Hardware, cutlery, Queensware,Woodware, Tinware. Yankee notions, hosiery and

gloves, and in fact everything required to fill up a gen-eral assortment of goods, suited to the necessities offrontier life. Fine wines and liquors, always on hand;and cigars of the choice brands.

Boaz & Cook, (west side of the public square)Jacksboro, Texas, Makes a speciality of family grocer-ies and country produce. Whiskies, wines, liquors,cigars, and tobaccos of every variety, and of the bestqualities always on hand.

The Coffee House by Dullard & Lacey, is now pre-pared to furnish meals all hours, in good style, and atreasonable prices. They will endeavor to procure

everything in the eating line that the market affords,and a long experience will enable them to prepare youa 'square meal.' Whiskies, brandies, and wines by thebottle, cigars and tobacco, of choice brands and everyvariety of canned goods will be kept constantly onhand."




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Placein TimeSEPTEMBER 5, 1854Alabama-born Reuben Vaughan, often referred to as the first permanent settlerin Palo Pinto County, moves his family to the Keechi Valley. He was a farmerand stockman who maintained friendly relations with the Native Americans ofthe area. He died in 1900.

SEPTEMBER 25, 1867

Palo Pinto County trail driver Oliver Loving of Goodnight-Loving fame, diesof gangrene at Ft. Sumner, NM. Loving, half of a pioneering Texas cattle-drivepartnership, was wounded near the Pecos River in a skirmish with hostileIndians. Before he died his partner, Charles Goodnight, promised he would notbe buried in a strange land but back home in Texas. True to his word, followinga temporary burial at Ft. Sumner, Goodnight had his partner's body exhumedand delivered it by wagon back to Weatherford, Texas, for permanent burial inGreenwood Cemetery on March 4, 1868.

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STORIES & SNIPPETSMondayMay 11, 1970

Most Successful Rodeo Ends WithNear Capacity Crowd

What was probably the most successful rodeo in the history of the PaloPinto County Livestock Associations even closed out Saturday night witha near - capacity record crowd viewing nal action and specialty act perfor-mance. Livestock Association president George Roberts estimated the nalnights gate at about 5,000 spectators, which is about the capacity of the rodeoarena, and remarked, It appears at this point that this has been the most suc-cessful endeavor weve had in the rodeo business. Crowd estimates ran about 4,500 for the opening Wednesday nightevent, which featured the lengthy Grand Entry Number of spectators droppedto an estimated 3,500 low for Thursday night, but picked to 4,000 on Fridayand 5,000 on Saturday, for a total of 17,000. Weather played an important part in this years successful turn - out,with four cool and dry evenings for the rodeo crowd. Rodeo highlights included the presentation of the 1970 Rodeo Queen,Libby Goodwin, on the opening night. The Bowie County Sheriffs Posse received the rst - place trophy forposses participating in the 1970 Downtown Rodeo Parade, which was alsopresented on Wednesday. Haskell County Sheriffs Posse received trophies forsecond place and for coming from the farthest distance, and the Jack County

Posse was awarded third place.In the Childrens Pony Class competition Thursday night, Donna Patton

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This years spectators were also treated to three top speciality acts-- Quail Dobbs and the amazing Apollo 13 and 1/3 (amazing that it runs atall); Billy Buschbom and Machacho, the dancing horse and Earl Wharton andWetback, an act featuring border collies and a daredevil monkey that rode oneof them. Results from the nal night of rodeo action were not available at thistime. Its a safe bet, however that Saturday nights performance was no let -down, considering the calibre of the previous three nights contests._______________ _______________ _______________ _______________



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