The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-17

across Rocky creek az point now
known as Forest Chapel; samuel
Nelson settled on the south side Of
Frost crcch the old place hrs been
torn down for many years, lt is now
known as tine Stockton place. There
first and second wife and 2 children
IS 4 grave yard here whore Nelson's
ere buried; silas Bates built a cabin
near whore the old Bates spring is;
.John D. Smith settled 90 what use
to be- known as Smiths point about
one mile northwest Of old Louville;
smith died there IN 1874 and his wife
died about o year later They lett q
little girls who we're taken 90 Louis
lana. IN after years ] married the
youngest Of The g. A man named
Baker settled on the east end Of
Horn Hiu. He was The farthest out
~ the settlement 90 that time. The
place is now known as the old Bennett
place. This completes the settlers
who were here that year The next
year more people came. the Falken-
berrys. Clinton Owens who settled al
'oli Springfield, D. r. Henry came
about january 1876 End Hesab.a
Jackson, the grandfather Of W j.
jackson settled on the mead of Wap-
on Wheel branch about the first Of
July 1876 and the Penderrrasts SET
tied at Ola Springfield Mich Roberts,
A. p Smith. and j. r Henry an sct-
ted al old Springfield j 3 Henry
was the first merchant 20 begin bus-
moss 90 Ola Springfield, sterling hls
business "a 1916 This same year The
county was organized Moses Angin
was county Judge Clinton Owens was
county clerk and q man by Che name
Of Whitaker was sheriff Everything
was moving nicely
"Thcn the Texas star, brightest star
~ the west. was added % TIE stars of
the Union which brought abort D
war with Mexico. There we're not
many people here al that time anf
being on the frontier we were subject
20 che raids Of Indians al any time
but notwithstanding many II the
Young men volunteered and went 4
Mouco. Those whom I remembers 20
have gone were, El pavis John Da-
We. n p Banks l. l.. Godfrey. WI
liam Burns and q man named Hicks
They az went through the war and
returned safely They are eth dead
now Godfrey came TO Texas with "
, Bigps
II shnll now Try 70 give you some
sketches along other lines You
know that there are certain things
that happen IN a BOYS life which make
an impression on him that he never
forgcts The nest spring after we
moved here there was a large herd Of
buffaioes came down Frost creek on
the south side Of the creek They
had gotten about opposite where The
town Of Groesbcck now stands about
q mile above whore we lived when my
father discovered them. He and I'm
Gle Marion Powell and II P Hanks
got after them and the fun began.
Ny father had good Spanish horse
70 tha, time go he took his rope with
him and the other two men had the
fog. and the guns Father succeed
ca in roping one and they had a time
He finally landed him down near the
house. Mr. Powell and Mr Banks
crippled one with the gun The dogs
took after IL. and il nude for our
cabin. Around and around the house
IL went Now friends. you can guess
whore those three little boys were
when all This fun was going on. right
up in the middle Of the bed with the
door shut. can see that buffalo
going around the house as plain as II
u were yesterday The fun ended
when they succeeded in killing the
buffalo.
The one father had roped was tied
70 tree and they killed him too. This
gave us plenty of meat for awhile.
"ln the spring Of 1886 there was
an old man by the name Of Ward
came along and wanted 10 teach