Soy de Duval

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM OCTOBER 28, 2019 October 28 Salinas murder suspect arrested, escapes The Corpus Christi Ledger of Oct. 22 reported that the alleged killer of Rafael Salinas was captured near Concepcion by some of Capt. Hall’s men. Salinas was killed 12 miles from Concepcion as he returned home. While being transported to jail the unnamed suspect was said to have slipped into the mezquital and made his escape. He was said to have been a partner of Salinas in the sheep business. Galveston Daily News, October 28, 1879 October 29 Weekly gossip from Jonis Pena (Oct. 29, 1886) – Carlos Gutierrez of Concepcion was found murdered in Starr County. He was shot three times, first in the back, fell, then in body and head. It appeared he grabbed his pistol. This is the same man who allegedly killed railroad laborers in Collins four years before. A person committed suicide in Benavides. Placed carbine on the floor, stepped over it and shot himself in the heart. He had been s...

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM OCTOBER 21, 2019 October 21 Building fence F.B. Steen of Duval County bought 12 miles of fencing to corral his 6,000-acre cow ranch six miles south of San Diego. Laredo Daily Times , October 17, 1888 October 22 Election supervisors named Rafael Salinas was on the list of supervisors of elections appointed by the U.S. Circuit Court. He was the Republican supervisor for Pct. 6 in Nueces County. J. Vining was the Democrat supervisor. In Pct. 5 in San Diego, the Democrat was T. Gravis and the Republican was J.O. Luby. The Galveston Daily News , October 22, 1874 October 23 Nortenos remain loyal to Republic of the Rio Grande Even though their commander, Antonio Canales, went over to the enemy, ranchers in the Nueces Strip remained loyal to the Federalists’ cause against the Centralists from the south of Mexico. By October 23, 1840, the Republic of the Rio Grande was no more and the rancheros were left to the mercy of the Centralists, the raiding Indian...

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM OCTOBER 14, 2019 October 14 From San Diego Wool fleeced but no sales yet. Cotton keeps coming in faster than it can be baled. October 14 – Politics is still the absorbing interest. The Bota or Mexican Texans Party, with about half candidates Mexican, and the Guarache Party. Democrats and Republicans in both groups. It seems to be some people want rotation in public offices while others feel that if officials are doing a good job they should be allowed to continue to serve. The election will be held on November 6. Meetings, dances, and speeches are being held throughout the county. Laredo Daily Times , October 17, 1888 October 15 El Señor de la Carrera land grant El Señor de la Carrera was granted to Dionisio Elizondo by the state of Tamaulipas on October 15, 1835. It consisted of 2 leagues, six labores, and 891,000 square varas. It was located about 55 miles southwest of Corpus Christi on the Laredo road which traversed the grand at the very nort...

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM OCTOBER 7, 2019 October 7 Rangers go after smugglers in Concepcion Ranger Sgt. Grimes and four others were sent to Concepcion to arrest smugglers and horse thieves. They arrested Baltazar Rito for horse theft; Nicolas Sanchez and Andres Delgado for smuggling; and Hilario Cruz for carrying a pistol. They were all turned over to civil authorities.  Frontier Ranger Battalion, Company C Monthly Reports, October 7, 1887 October 8 Weekly Gossip from Pena Alejos Flores shipped 125 mares and potros to San Antonio. A.W. Earnest shipped 49 mares to San Antonio. Harris, Murphy & Co. of Laredo, Mr. Hebbron and D. and L.P. Pena bought most of the wool in Pena and Los Angeles Station. O.S. Watson was selling machine manipulators at cost. Corpus Christi Caller , October 8, 1886 October 9 Piedras Pintas Oil Well gushed forty feet At 9 p.m., a driller seating around the Smyth Well I in Piedras Pintas reported the well began to gush, oil and water were th...