The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-17
Renaissance of Pioneer Days
Blu Hampton Steele

a fixture 20 the house. II was one oi
the old Tcyaa bedstesds made with
one post and two poles which were
Joined together hy means Of an augor
hole and 20 the wall by means Of two
other holes. The chairs consisted o.
a block Of wood, smooth on one side
and supported By three les and
known as the old Texas stool which
we used for chairs. So there YVES no
furniture to go in that wagon with
the possible exception 81 very crude
piece of furniture. q cradle. which
was made for the writer ! wish !
had that cradle 90 show TO- The rrc1en
generation.
"At last everything was loaded into
the wagon aud the oxen were brought
up. The mother and the three ht,le
boys climbed into the wagon and the
start was made toward the north,
some more pioneers blazing the $685.
for civilization The writ w Dr.
g ycare OIL ,bu ,ime aa3 docs n9r r.
member % great deal OF wdnt hao0
cd on the journey with rhc exception
of one thing, which made hstine
Impression on bis mind We bed
probably boon on the road t~o or
three days when got tired Of riding
and would rct out and throw rocks no
the birds One evening / was walk-
.nr and had gotten about so yard
behind the wagon, it was nearly camp
ing time and we had just come down
O long slanting hil looked ur ara
saw two people on top Of tho h.i
Ny father yelled az me 10 look 90 ffo
Indians One look backward aud !
made for he wagon yelling ] hoard
my father say Afterwards chat be-
ianf know but thet they were in
dams at the time. 10 developed .a-cr
that t was two negroes wha we
looking for some stray hogs Next
morning everything was alright and
we moved on We ca'ne up thr
side Of the Navasota river until
struck The old San Antonio road
when we crossed over 90 the west side
Of the river az what was then called
Oid Franklin. Father said there WE
man living at the crossing then by
the name Of Franklin. who run little
min for grinding corn and father
traded him son1c yearines for Some
corn which he had % return far after
we had settled. The distance h
was about 50 miles, q pretty good step
20 mill But the meal did as for a
long time. The greatest obstacle
which confronted the early settlers
was getting meal and salt We had
plenty 81 meat, for on the prairie
there were plenty Of deer and buffa-
locs ard in the woods there were wild
turkey ard other kinds Of game We
settled jus, across Frost creek OF ralh-
cr in the fork Of Frost creek and
Rocky creek. think the place is
now known AZ the Burrow place
Now as the other settlers. Father
and mother said there were just i3
people here at this time Among the
number were /. A Stroud who
first settled al Buroak Springs on the
Nayasota river not far from Rocky
crossing; Elisha Anglin. who first
settled on the spring branch about
2 miles from where Groesbeck is sow
Moses Anglin settled over on sum
mer's creek; William Anglin settled
out on the hill just north Of Groes-
beck; John Anglin settled near
where GrOesbeck now Is, ! think MS
cabin stood about where the brick
yard is now and perhaps some Of the
old house is still there: William Burns
settled across Frost creek 70 the
south Of Groesbeck about a half mile
above where the railroad crosses the
creek; Forest Phifer settled down