The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-01-28

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ern prison many years before he was finally
released Dave Culberson afterwards repre-
scented his district in congress and the boy he
defended eventually served tile son, Charles
C. Culberson-then governor-now United
States senator from Texas.
It is likely this bit of experience with hot
headed laWlessness and the result thereof
proved Of immense value to young Mcdonald
From that time forward we find him a peace
maker, a queller of disturbances, separator
of combatants, even at great personal risk.
After a brief sojourn at Longview he es.
tablished himself in Wood county, at Mineola,
then newly established and busy railway ter.
minus This was in 1875 and his venture was
success Soon he was considered the lead
ing grocer of the town.
It was during this period that Mcdonald
made the acquaintance of James S. Hogg who
in later life, as governor of Texas, was to con-
fer his most useful official position-that Of
ranger captain-thus enabling him to do much
Z of the work which has identified his name
with the states constructive history Hogg,
then young man, was justice of the peace at
the county seat, Quitman, few miles distant
from Mineoa and was also conducting pa.
per there. He bought his groceries OF Nc
# Donald and the account ran along in goas-
you-please sort of a way. They were good
friends Ii and courted together and it was
Z through HoggB that young Mcdonald met Miss
Rhoda Isabel Carter; a young woman with fine
nerve and force Of characteristic the girl for
a Texas regulators wife. And SUCH, IN due
I time, she was to- become, for he married her
q in January, 1876 His friendship for Hogg
continued for some time after that, but came
/, to sudden end one day, when Hogg, who had;
been elected county attorney, with character
sSistic conscientiousness prosecuted Mcdonald
and Others. for carrying concealed weapons
/ AlcD Donald S possession Of such a WapOn hav-
ing been revealed by his aiding in the capture
\ OF a gang Of boisterous dsturbers Of the peace.
Mcdonald rose and defended his own case, de-
3 clarng he had quit business to do his duty as
IA good citizen and that he would stay in Jail
1.-The balance Of his days before he would pay a
u fine ss
WithS his usual frank fearlessness, he said
8 some hard things to Hogg in the presence of
the court, and though discharge the two were
sestranged for a conside rable period. Then a
truce was patched up, but only for a time.
But now came Bill Mcdonald Is first official
appointment and service. Living Just outside:
h of SMineola5 was amans named Gordon, Of hard
character and the owner OF several bulldogs,
similarly endowed. Man and dogs became a
menace to travel in that sneighb orhood, as they
lived near q public road and were allowed at
large. The man was particularly. quarre1some
4 and ugly and was said to have killed several
q more r less inoffensive persons. He always
carried arms -- til customary pistol and a
bowie knife, the latter worn In a scabbards
down his back n3t He was an expert at throw.
Il ing this weapon and altogether a terror to the
4 community Bill Mel Donald would naturally
resent the dominate Of a man like Gordon
and when one day the latter came to town
with one OF his unruly dogs and the dog set
upon and injured I M Donald's priced pointer
there was trouble active and Immediate. Nc.
Donalds reputation as a good man to let alone
was already established at Mineola. He was
& known as a capable rksman- fearless, reso-
lutte and very sudden hen, therefore, & he
produced a siy-shoote for the Eavowed purpose
aof killing the bulldog, its master, who, like
every bully by trade, was a coward at heart,
B interceded humbly for the dogs life, promising
to take the animal home and leave him there.
II Med Donald agreed to the arrangement, but for
the benefit OF the community at large he
promptly applied to sherin Pete DoWen for 9
commission assd deputy order that ii future
he might restrain officially the obnoxious Cor
don and others Of his kind The commission
& was promptly conferred and thus Bill jess re-
Donald, quietly and VII bout any special mani
i fest, stepped into the ranks of Texas official
regulators, where, in one @cap acity Or another,
he was StoSserve SO long and well
But however quiet his enlistment, his ser.
vice was to- be OF another sort.. Those Were
not QUIET days, and the 1icer who set out ito
enforce the law was apt to become a busy per
son. Gordon very soon appeared again B III
& Mineola, and after investing Id d good deal OF
bad whisky went on the warp It'll furnishing a
x.shooter and giving out The Information that
II nobody could arrest him. He was ii the very
midst OF q militia harangu e & when Deputy
Donald sud denly pearedSen the scenesand
before Gordon could Their dmsel ne was. 81
some magic twist off the armeds
arrested ma o. the way tto the calaboose He
Ssdemnrrsd and resisted, but slept that night
behind lock and bars lliext morning he ne.
fused break last elnanded release Dep:
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