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Conoultant flogen Reeves, Glen Ross, Texas
Dys :‘,1714,R9oves. In 1669 Dr. J. E. Reeves, grandftither of
lioen awns, crmm to wht is now Somervell County from rennin
County, Texas; where he be originally eome from Tennessee• lie
settled ner the arnaos River a fey miles from Barnardes U111,
which is now the town of Glen Rose, county sent of -cemrvell
.County. The firnt -ublie road lending from Glen Bose to
ClrIburne on he wIst poseed just in front of tho home Dr. Reeves
built crossed tho river nerby. For 3 number of ye re
lieeves, a brother of 1.14. Reeves, operited a ferry ot the
crooning.
Dr. 'eeves enjoyed c considerable medic- I practice for so
spnrsely settled a section, .5nd hud vtientt in Cleburne. He
also ft:.xmod on his pincAll no r the Brazos.
The doctor unr! his vi re came to this section t he eountry
in a ono -se tied, two wheeled, one-horse cort which the doctor
himself male.• The rheals end axle of the enrt ore still ot his
home plcc-;„ now mned by his Erendeons. The workmanship ond
materials of the whoole flu" axle .143 excellent, and they have
the appenco AI:KYt of ht,ving been mtdc. by professioml Teo.
Mole manufcturer. Mean remaining its of the old ey..rt Elte
now nerine the ecntIrry mArk in nee,
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he old house built by Dr. Reeves' still sUnds nillt is where
his grandsons now live. It is reachod by c Udine read through
the rocky hills frid dense cedar brakes which after,penetreting
0 thicket „if oak trees comes into qo open lonely, hidden spot
where the old house stands with the dark woods elong the banks
of the turbid (Ind trencherous river looming not far off, the
locclity seeming a fit hideout for desperadoes rather then the
home of lew.ubiding, hosnItable ()Mums suoh 08 the Reeves
brothore.
There cru still about the place e number of -Ttleles the
doctor wde find used including on ilrmeheir of skillful design
end worknrinship. It has an nrm broAened at the outer end for
writing, a moll brass imp fitted to a T'ooden holder wide& in
turn la fitted to a diet in the &air arm *hieh mode the chair
a convenient writing pince at nit. there W718 elso another
trim, well -mode chair ritich the doctor IvAl constructed.
tow.eaok of large, delicious peenns wee brought out by
one of the brothers for the visitors' refrethmcnt. Then presently
another such tmek with n simlinr subdued eLAter end rattle to
tIvJt of be peo:lns plg)cel ntr,rby. The visitors, heving "en
bigger pecans in mind, investig'ted, Not peecns, bones, bum=
bones% skeleton hod been uner,rthed on the f-rm end no one
seemed to know whose it hfld been. Of course some 111 -disposed
person micht is:4 it was one of the od doctor's mistakes he
had buried.
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The object that would perhaps stimulate the observer's
isnanation the most violently was the old6fashioued toothpuller
intended to be opereted by home talent, It looked.like a per-
suoder. right out of a medieval torture chamber,. A hook, claw..
like and curved in the shape of the letter Co is attaebed hinge
fashion to e small, round rod five or six inches long with a
bulge where the hook is• i bona') Weed oroanwlee on the end
of ',he rod opposite the end, where the book Is faetened,
nbled the oporttor ftur the hook woo °aught on the tooth, to
turn the rod until but it is Irrdly nocesstry to go into the
horrific details, This vicious -looking instrument when in use
must 'vire caused ems grand home..Vlent yelling,
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