The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12
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Aged Texas Woman is To w
tend Her Home Win Mod
ernE Cannon. Z 4 J !.

Henrietta .king, 4 ranch house
|Gertrudis, said to be the laESes aS6
most costly ranch house IN AHsrle1
IL being fortified for thal etAyee
against attacks by bands OF Mexis6,a
raiders who have been teITcrizltlg tlill
Texas border country & \. & slsss
The owner of the ranch who
nearly 80 years old, has sanpounce
her firm determinatio not to- giSe -,
tosthe bandits, and u. the state goeI fed
|eral sautho rities fail to curb the tsroial
lesome Mexicaus, any attack on SIN
Gertrudis will he. met with cannon
and machine gun. 4 ss5; WI
The magnificent ranch hou9e IL ok
the Moorish style OF fortress src3,
ture and is as nearly St1reprpof
building can be made AT strateEtc
points near the building several staall
cannon have been. mounted and
ranch hands have been provided
arms, in the use Of which they af6I
well trained. Mrs. King IS .ires0lTssi
to defend every acre. OF her Il 9i9Q0
and from her experiences In the MI
neer days she is considered % Vel
qualified to take charge OF the dstaIeo
4 the time comes, as 9 general
in a fort. 4 4
The great ranch WAS founded
her husband, Captain Richard kim.
when the latter as q pilot Of q trans
port, brought General Zachary /. q
lor and his troops to the Mel ican hpyZ
der in the troublesome days OF y
The ranch therefore has seen
share of dangerous border Swarf afA
N0rias Fight on Her Hand.
In the, recent troubles several ngh.
nave taken place on parts Of the hfs
ranch. Lon Norias, thirty miller from
Santa Gertrudts, where the bandits
were defeated in a fierce battle Is 4 \
part Of the King estate. AZ Los Nor
las fourteen soldiers and ranch hand
were surrounded in the ranch h1,ise 4
by band of about. sixty .NIeyicaSs
After "a battle lasting two hours; rang
ers came and the raiders were driven
of, leaving five OF their number dead
Two OF the defenders were wound led,
curing the last month agit )
have been going about in South rexas
melting ignorant Mexicans to orsaus
ize to take land from the American
ranchmen. q. 4 Z, Il.
It is known, by agents OF the sl1aifs
ed States department OF Justice.
the Mex;cans are secretly organtzSd
and have plenty Of arms and annsns,s
milton. Because OF the splend Di: 81
the King ranch house and tunoFs 81
hidden gold, sudden attacl ron tie
NOUS residence IL expected. The ins
terror OF the house Is filled with NiIs
liable tapestry. expensive paintings
silver plate and stauary. The builds
Ing ts valued at more than $e60, 900.
Her Dream Palace. y
The association of heroic ffonti9r
exploits with the Texas Of today ms
caused Mrs. King to plan her irealii3
palace as she calls her elanorats
home. Famous architects were CARED
to furnish the designs, but theF sue
cessful plan was proposed by Carts
ton and Carl Adams, Texas architects
The style Of architecture was sess
lected by blending the deslgns 81 tins
Alamo, the miss ions San Fernando az
la Espada and San jose one I'd
quirement was that the building
should be devoid of need esss ornamens
tations. Red WEIGH quarry tile,
fany windows, Spanish iron decora
tons symbolical Of Texas life are ti,e;
chief features OF the interior deeofSl
tons ~
The heiress to the Santa Geffitrudis
ranch Is Mrs John Larkin, formerly
Miss Gertrude Kleberg randdaughter
Of Mrs. King and now a resident OF