This Week in Duval County History, August 26-September 1

 

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August 26

News from San Diego

Fiestas were going full blast in San Diego. Cotton picking was already underway. Candelario Arredondo from Realtios shipped five large bags on consignment to E. Martinez at San Diego. It was enough cotton to keep both steam gins working.

Laredo Daily Times, August 29, 1889

August 27

Livestock was plentiful in Duval County

August 27, 1880 – Duval County was said to contain 275,257 sheep, 83,816 goats, 7,951 cattle and 16,789 horses and mules. Prominent sheepmen included Manuel Vela (12,000), E.G. Perez (10,000), C. Hoffman (10,000), Rios Cayetano (10,00), and Hubbard & Co. (8,000). Jacinto Guerra was reported to have 100,000 pounds of wool in storage in his store in San Diego.

Forgotten Legions, pp. 27-28

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August 28

Theodore Molise dies at Mendieta

August 28 – Theodore Molise died on Tuesday (Aug. 27) at his father-in-law Melecio Cuellar’s house near Mendieta. He was 30 and hailed rom Sumter South Carolina. Molise came to Duval County thirteen years prior at the age of 17. He taught school in Duval and Nueces counties for many years. He was a nephew of Judge J.W. Moses. Molise was survived by his young wife and infant daughter.

Laredo Daily Times, August 30, 1889

August 29

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Rafael Ramirez patents San Pedro del Charco Redondo grant

August 29, 1856 – San Pedro del Charco Redondo grant, consisting of five leagues of pasture land located 68 miles north of Fort Ringgold, was patented to Rafael Ramirez. A corrected map of the grant was filed on August 28, 1856, by H. Willis. Tax receipts on file indicated that Don Rafael Ramírez Y Segura (Yzaguirre) had paid taxes on the land since the inception of Starr County. The first receipt was dated July 16, 1849, in the amount of $1.50 and received by T. C. Graham, Assessor and Collector. A second receipt dated July 28, 1856, said taxes were paid through 1855. It was signed by Gregorio Saens, Assessor and Collector for Starr County.

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August 30

Cattle thieves at it again

From a letter shown to the Corpus Christi Gazette by Hines Clark, the newspaper reported that a wholesale killing and skinning business was going on in the country round about San Diego. Clark wrote that “while on a recent trip through the country I saw where there had been 1,000 head of cattle skinned in the last week and not exaggerating there has been 5,000 head killed in the vicinity with the last few weeks.”

Corpus Christi Gazette, August 30, 1873

August 31

Various Post Offices open and close

Post Office opened in Mazatlan for the first time on August 31, 1909. Also known as Ella. First Postmaster was Santos Gonzalez.

Post Office was closed in Noleda on August 31, 1910.

Post Office was closed in Sweden for a second time on August 31, 1932.

September 1

Man dies of exposure and starvation

On September 1, a man named Jesus Duran was found dead six miles from San Diego. A jury of Inquest determined he died of exposure and starvation. He was employed by Rafael Salinas as a shepherd earning $3.50 a month. Had he made it to the shearing season he could have earned $4 per month. The jury of inquest was composed of Guadalupe Linares, Juan O. Yzaguirre, Eduardo O. Flores, E.G. Garcia, E. Garcia, and Theo. Lamberton, foreman. It was attested to by James O. Luby, Justice of the Peace for Precinct # 3 in Nueces County.

Corpus Christi Weekly Gazette, September 19, 1874