The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-22
Chr Daily Argns,
Buckles, on Ranaaro


From the Daily San Antoniot Texas April IL
In the Geneseo Republic, Illinois, of
9th February appears a corresponieI ce
dated Bandera City, Texas, January 4th.
signed Buckles" Before giving extracts
from this precious TRADE of misrepresenta-
tons the question might be asked. who is
Buckets? Now Buckles is an Illinois law
yer, soJourning temporarily in Texas, as
the paid attorney OF one of the heirs con-
testing the validity of will made by an
eccentric, but clear headed. misery old
Scotchman, who lett his home and came to
settle in this State. Possessed of valuable
property elsewhere, he m,.de alone and I'M
aided by lawyers, a clear, concise, and per
feet will, which to-day challenges the ad-
mlration of the legal fraternity when not
adversely feed.) In dividing his property
the old man discrlminated,a s he had per-
feet right to do, in his requests. The one
| receiving the Texas property attacks the
will, and Buckles" is the attorney. To
correspond with paper in the locality in
which the will suit has to be tried, and to not
only uudervalue but show the utter worth
lessness OF the property bequeathed, is to
gain "A local weight in the issue not to be
neglected, hence Buckles and Bandera and
our comments thereon. To us individually
it matters not who gets the $75O,OOO, the
estimated value of the estate, but the let
ter being Islander on Western Texas, and
containing false assertions referring to
prominent citizens residing among us, who
have the respect and conf lence of the COM
munity, we deem it a duty which we shall
unhinchingly perform to yentilate the mat
| ter
As commencement we publish extract
No. as headed above:
BUCKLE" ON BADERA.
| Heretofore in m letters have spoken in rather
iattering terms OF the coutry in Texas that nave
seen, but in TINS one am compelled to ange my
tone somev haI in that res pect / recoll ct when
| hoy of hearing tn story that when the LORI had
| finished the world he sent the evil our to "a her
| up all the stones from the of the earth and
throw them into the sea. and get them out of the
way of the farmers; that he went and gathered
them all in his apron and started for the Just
before he got there his apron ngs burst and sp 1t
all his rocks, and hence the gre 4 abundance OF
| stone in me D aces. Now, mind 10 not pretend
to youch for the truth Of this story, but if it be
true do believe that rig here in Bandera county,
Texas Is the dentir al spot where the old fellow
aproh strings bursted for of ali the rthless bar
rem, rocky, billy, blutfy. mountainous, miserable,
| Bandera county heats IN, m 'an. Coming out OF
San Antonio, / suppose from xteen twenty
lies, the country is very fine and mu h like it is
alb ut the city. Bat there you strike VIII il called
the foot of the mountains an from there here, and
| | am told fron mere TO the Rio ande is con.
tinuous stretch of unbroken ste of rocks hills and
mountains, in my estimation almost wholly value
| less for all time to come.
Now Buckles" knows nothing of Ban
dera county; he went in all his trips direct
to the hotel he so highly compliments and
once only to the old mans farm some four
miles distant. Of the county he knows
nothing, of its soil, timber and water he is
as ignorant as it he had never left IliiAois,
and yet to read his scribbling, one would
fancy he had taken the trouble to fully in
vestigate matter of which he speaks SC
confidently. We most unhesitatlngly as
sert that Bandera county is an excellent
grazing country, with good portion fit fol
cultivation, frequently producing full crops
; when counties more level, not far distant
make partial failures. That it is unusually
well watered and has much more than the
4 average quantity Of timber. Its scenery il
! equalled by few counties in Texas or else
: where: but being as 1t is. one of our from
tier counties, the protection from IndiaI
: incursions is not all that can be desired. we
: not by any means so alarming as the Re
. public correspondent would fam make i
i appear. The Quaker Indian policy, wlic
takes charge OF department which prop
e erly belongs to the army, Is alone respon
!, sible for this Why it is that the fear c
II scalping so intensely alarms those VIII
have no scalp locks left, we are at a loss t
determine. In point Of health also, lik
: Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie and Medina, it ma
tearlessly challenge investigation. No loc;
epidenncs; no malarious fevers; with pur
air. good water, rich soil. where, in one Il
cality, can more advantages be found
Distant from San Antonio about fort
/. miles, Bandera offers healthy home, goo
soil and every advantage, and no NOR
inviting field for the immigrant can b
found, Buckles to the contrary notwitl
standing.