Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-24
In Memoriam, Mrs. JaStina Bluntzer

McX.co the only civilized inhabitants
hfir fcw Jealous priests located n
isolated missions, raliantly caaurnt
uffcrings and priyatuus in heuie
hut imosi hopeless endeafof Go make
Christians az he dchased and degraded
nutN s Nsliruds and steamboats,
Wnrt being introduced hut with sitte
douh and misgivinrs as 90 the.f hl-
time practical value. Tho toleffHph
telephone electric hsht and i'hou"-
efup werr never even dreamed ~ in
the 30 idcst nights OF fancy foFinHr
stam envelopes ana friction matches
were Just camins into use Niciora.
"a vornc innocent and inexperienced
eiri. had been rcc,nih crowned Queen
IN Eprland. There was NO Suez Canal
and ships io India and China bad Go aaii
around Africa Japan WAS en- unknown
rrIt kingdom that permitted 30 in-
trrcoursc with the rosi III the world
Thon Nleholas illunizcr ana ht
youne bride made sia Mareariin their
home Nu,r~s county had boz rev
wears been separated from san FAi-
ricio of which county Il at one Time
formed "a uart 4 few Americans GOV
the RIO Gnndc, mostly SOLDIERS ~
Tayiors ARMY. who remained on ihr
border after ihe conquest " AfNit'.
some cuionisw brought 20 Nueert'o"h
and Corpus Christi b. Colonel kline,
ana a few ranchmen in thn nriFhn'F
hood af panturfc were the only Nh''
man IN tho vast region between we
Nueees AMID Hio Graude al ihe north
western pars ~ ihc state was known g.
~. 4t.k.d Plains a. The Great Am"r-
IAN peeart Roads we're trails between
I,,atorihe places There werr %" "fiok'H
~, forms ana no fences. ot carts were
the only carriages; Mexican ana inh.'in
r,ida we're ~ fregucui occuff'l''.
/ eur,y this lady wifn~s~ed maf''i"'.
rhanres during her lonr and rfrhli pa
No From ox carts 90 an'oinohif
fr,u, f,now candles 20 electric hhhlN
| go, , se,autiess wilderness 90 q popn-
l.ais fertile country marss r. si'sl ~
in tho evolution, clefan'n anu
vtiopmont Of the wor'd.
Mira Rinutaer s. survived hy i'Ai
non. and fauf daughters Nih.'l
p,,,,.tger ranrhman and president ~
~. s,lr.t state Hank u CORPUS chfitn
q ,uuntser. rnnchmhn and Tax A.
sesa,r % Nucces county john
p,.,,tr.r nnchmau and tnrm'fi'
500 and Tax Collector of Npee,'
,npntv. William A. hinnizer an
man snd merchant = iiluniar'
1890. uife af John " 'inliai ~. !
~. an known ranphman ana wy
,..,,,,,isrinner ~ Corpus Christi. A'F
= - rlmon OF Corpus christ ah'
,1is-., 1ss,tns and Fan-ie liinniA''
~ Bluntzer
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s.f,,. ~ the state and county. 't''
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.ntcrpris.-s designed and inanfe,' - ~
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sss,l..a al osteniatioas alsiil'a
s.. si,houeh ths posfesspf Ni So
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...n,.a follower q he mex ara 49,
ss.@, A faithful adnerent o. ~
,--,hrlr church. her eountese 49,
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% - =. r.,ioualty. sFnshine 81 s'eis
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