In addition to books already referred to you and most found in Tarleton College and/or Stephenville City library. The University of North Texas in Denton has one of the largest collections of Texas German records - books and newspapers in the German Language. Many have English translations. I have H. Grady Perry's GRAND OLE ERATH- THE STORY OF A CROSS TIMBERS COUNTY and a copy of Homer Stephen book of Frontier postmasters and notes on early Texas short reports. I got it from Homer when he was living- many oif his weekly philosophy and ad columns are in old Stephenville papers. Homer's Uncle was the Ox Cart Freight line operator from Bellmead, Texas RR station to Fort Belknap and Fort Graham and Homer's twin cousins were born in the Panther cave at Chalk Mountain, where Mr. Steven could stop going and coming on his Fort Graham ( Lake Whitney area) and Fort Belknap area and towns along the way. Back then, paddle wheel boats came up the Brazos from. the Gulf to Towash near Whitney when a rise allowed them to come up over the Marlin Falls. Downstream was easier. These trips gave Waco cheaper seacoast rates for Rail traffic than Stephenville had. Also, the old Historic Calendars published in 1970-80's by Town and Country Bank and Dan Young had a complete bibliography of the daily historic events and photos. A photo of downtown streets of Chalk Mountain, Clairette, Alexander, and others are on some calendars. The Century Club now publishes a similar burt smaller calendar. Charles A. Wyly

I would like a copy of downtown Chalk Mountain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Books about Erath County > In addition to books already referred to you and most found in Tarleton > College and/or Stephenville City library. > The University of North Texas in Denton has one of the largest > collections of Texas German records - books and newspapers in the German > Language. Many have English translations. > > I have H. Grady Perry's GRAND OLE ERATH- THE STORY OF A CROSS TIMBERS > COUNTY and a copy of Homer Stephen book of Frontier postmasters and > notes on early Texas short reports. I got it from Homer when he was > living- many oif his weekly philosophy and ad columns are in old > Stephenville papers. Homer's Uncle was the Ox Cart Freight line operator > from Bellmead, Texas RR station to Fort Belknap and Fort Graham and > Homer's twin cousins were born in the Panther cave at Chalk Mountain, > where Mr. Steven could stop going and coming on his Fort Graham ( Lake > Whitney area) and Fort Belknap area and towns along the way. Back then, > paddle wheel boats came up the Brazos from. the Gulf to Towash near > Whitney when a rise allowed them to come up over the Marlin Falls. > Downstream was easier. These trips gave Waco cheaper seacoast rates for > Rail traffic than Stephenville had. > > Also, the old Historic Calendars published in 1970-80's by Town and > Country Bank and Dan Young had a complete bibliography of the daily > historic events and photos. A photo of downtown streets of Chalk > Mountain, Clairette, Alexander, and others are on some calendars. The > Century Club now publishes a similar burt smaller calendar. > > Charles A. Wyly > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >