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Jack Hays, the Famous Texas Ranger

By Rex Wertenberg. Among the prominent men who made themselves conspicuous by their talents ...

The Lost Gold Mine of the Guadalupe Mountains.
L. H. Davis. This interesting story appeared in the El Paso Times ...

The Battle of Adobe Walls.
Olive K. Dixon. 
The location of these much talked of battle grounds is in ...

Erath's Famous Fight
Late in 1836, in accordance with a previously agreed plan looking to the special protection of Robertson's Colony, ...

An Octogenarian Writes A Book
J. Marvin Hunter, Sr.
“The father of Frank S. Gray moved to San Saba county ...

Joseph Young Latham, Early Day School Teacher
Miss Rina Latham
Joseph Young Latham, (familiarly known as Dode Latham), was born ...

Gerome Shield, the Fearless Sheriff
Gerome W. Shield, Cattleman, resident of Tom Green county since 1883, hide and animal inspector from 1888 ...

Captain Neal Coldwell
By A. J. Sowell
Account of Captain Neal Coldwell who was born in Dade county, Missouri, in ...

Clay Allison, Man-Killer
Edward B. Bronson
The following sketch of Clay Allison, famous as man-killer, was written by Edward B. ...

The Mormon's First and Last Drive
Hugh M. Lincecum
In the spring of 1873, J. A. and T. E. Van Ness, ...

The Passing of Capt. John R. Hughes
J. Marvin Hunter, Sr.
Account of Captain John R. Hughes, a banker who ...

H. S. Varner, Schoolmaster
Account describing the life of H. S. Varner, of Cottonwood, pioneer school-master who spent almost 48 years ...

Sam H. Gilliland Has Eventful Life
J. Marvin Hunter, Sr.
This is the first-hand account of the life of Samuel ...

Only 19 Survivors Of The Mexican War
Various personal and autobiographical perspectives on the 1846-48 Mexican war from some of the 19 ...

Moore's Defeat On The San Saba
In consequence if the repeated and continued inroads of the Indians through 1837 and 1838, at ...

A Story of the Texas Navy
By A. Garland Adair
The history of the navy of the Lone Star Republic ...

Dr. Griggs, Country Doctor
Account of Dr. R. L. Griggs, who practiced medicine in Callahan county, Texas, beginning in 1900. He ...

The Noakes Raid
By Miss Ruth Dodson, Mathis, Texas
Article describes the story of the Noakes raid, the Mexican bandit ...

It Almost Took A Civil War To Put Dick Coke In Office
By Paul Bolton
In the annals of Texas ...