This Week in Duval County History, October 7 — 13
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 thrown to a height of 40 feet. It continued for 20 minutes and stopped. A “deep, loud rumbling could be heard down the well.” Drillers had not yet reached the bottom.
Corpus Christi Caller, October 13, 1905
October 10
La Huerta grant
On October 10, 1848, Jose Maria Villarreal, Constitutional Alcalde of Camargo and its jurisdiction, issued a certified copy of the title to La Huerta to Antonio Gonzales from the town’s archives. Villarreal’s assistants, Santiago Dominguez and Cristoval Morales, witnessed the transaction.
Texas General Land Office
October 11
New school in Sweden
Messrs. Reid, Atkinson, and Sutherland erected a schoolhouse in Sweden.
Corpus Christi Caller, October 11, 1885
October 12
La Libertad bemoans courthouse massacre
San Diego ‘s history had enjoyed unequal harmony until the murder of John Cleary but is now full of hate, reported La Libertad. Cleary was a good friend, the newspaper continued. The massacre at the courthouse was seen as a desire of wealthy residents to have control of the government. “What can one expect from a political party that has its genesis in spilling Mexican blood?” the newspaper asked. Democratic Party chief A. Parr was said to be the subject of assassination talk.
La Libertad, October 12, 1912
October 13
News from Duval’s Capital
Wool was coming in briskly with more than 100 bags coming in the previous Monday. F. Gueydan & Co. had more than 400 bags. Large bales of cotton were also reported at the depot.
Manuel Feuille, the assistant postmaster at San Diego, was the agent for a New York firm that enlarged pictures. Capt. Gray advertised for and obtained a teacher from Houston.
The Uniques baseball team was going to Corpus Christi to play “Bluff City.” The Tex-Mex was selling excursion tickets; the round trip cost $1.60.
S.G. Golager passed through San Diego on way to Beeville with a large drove of mares. E.H. and Emile Labbe recovered 19 horses and 32 cattle taken by sheriff. Say they are owners and not their father.
Ford Dix shipped from San Diego six carloads of mares, 100 in number, five cars for Florida and one for South Carolina. A Deputy U.S. Marshall arrested and carried to San Antonio, seven mescal vendors. San Diego and Benavides, especially Benavides, should be visited the Caller’s reporter suggested.
The San Diego correspondent to San Antonio Express reported the marriage of Fred Franks to Elanor Victorian, the second daughter of Judge J.W. Moses.
Corpus Christi Caller, October 15, 1887
2 COMMENTSON "THIS WEEK IN DUVAL COUNTY HISTORY, OCTOBER 7 — 13"
ALONZO BYINGTON | October 7, 2019 at 10:47 am | Reply
Alfredo, reference the O.S. Watson mentioned on Oct 8th. This may be the Oliver Simpson Watson (1850-1908) that married my great grandfather’s daughter, Ella Byington (1857-1934). He was born in Mississippi and died in Kingsville, TX. Would you happen to know what machine manipulators are?
Thank you, Alonzo. I believe he was selling sewing machines.
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