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November 14, 1936. Vora /9.O
Lubbock Coopty
District 17.
Biblograohi.
Judge P. F. Brown.
Lubbock, Tex.
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Tales Of Early Days.AN,
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Judge P. F. Brown came to Lubbock in 1891, Be was about 38 years old then and had
been teaohing school in the Best for several years. After he came to Lubbock he taught
in the Central Nazi School under J. K. Rester, who not only taught school, but itiook.,
took a great interest in politics, and at times made trips back to Tennessee, his native
statepto take active part in political campaigns. Judge Brown however entered into poi.
itios in his own vicinity and came out for County Jgdge. No traveled all over the adjoin-
ing counties in those early days and gives a vivid description of this country when the
cattle grazed in pastures of hundreds of acres and cowboys rode the range.
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mri was running for county 'Wotan" ideoiided to go over into Cochran county -1A-•
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see a man)ovem-there," Judge Brown said. This man was an old baohelor and owned consid-
erable property but he lived in a dugout, which was located about six miles from one of
his ranch houses. I was driving a horse to a buggy and it was almost dark when I got
there. I had planned to spend the night with him, so I just drove around to the side of
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the corrallaigAtohed my horse and fed him, 4=ttad a sack of grain I had brought along in
the buggy for him. The old bachelor was not at home, but as he had the habit of prowling
around in the postures at night, I supposed that he was out seeing about his cattle and
would show up in a little while, so I went on dawn into the dugout and hunted up some-
thing to eat. In the dim light of the little brass lamp I found three or four pieces of
dried steak that had been cooked and made my supper off of that. I was tired, and Pretty
soon I crawled into his home-made bunk and the next thing I knew it was getting day -light
I began to think about breakfast and made up my mind that I would drive over to the ranch
house I knew I could just about make the six miles in time to sit down to the table
hand
with the rancho's and his family. I thought too that the old renehmas might be ever there.
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I was driving along in a pretty fast gait when I caught a glimpse of something whits
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and yellow shining in the sunlight. Vt-was-orat a couple of hundred yards from the
roa64 and-there--stood-
4-344-lotariarlf-- he had his head up, and was facing the east. That was as pretty eir
sight as ever I saw in the Plains country. But hurried on and was soon eating My
breakfast with the ranch -hand and I found the old bachelor there too, so I got my
business attended to over there. it f4'3
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I saw two other lobo wolves after-thoi, and as far an I know these were the last
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't- lobo wolves were seen in this country* was ridiing through Doable Mountain
fart in the Yellow House Oaayea when I saw two ravenous wolves laterally eating a
yearling alive. I had heard the yearling bawling and taking on before I got around the
Canyon Peak to where I could see and when I rods into view I saw the yearling strug-
gling on the ground over there in the I 0 A pasture and the wolves were tearing the
flash from one of the poor animals legs. Judge Brown sighed and it was plain that even
after all of these years that .the recalling of this scene still touched a sympathio
oord in his heart. I didn't have a gun," he said regretfully, The wolves ran off
a short distance and stood watching no olcourse they/ant back and devoured the help-
less yearling after I left."
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w 8e had a panther in our part of the country one time too. That was5iel'n I was on
my ranoh dem-here north of Pest. my friend* walled my remit Brownie Ranch, but most
of the ranches down there were spoken of as north 04/south Of the Maillba Twentr-two
Lane. This was a tract of unfenced land belongang to the Hensley Brothers, and as all of
the land on either side and adjoining pastures 1,011s fenoed, thiS left this place running
between the other ranches in the shape of a lane and it became widly known over the
plains as the Twenty-two lane. 7ell, when I board that panther I didn't know what it was.
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It sound -to me sort of like the hirreLh a hum& ofiboys usuhly make when they are out
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playing ball" Judge Brown leaned asoki. and held
his hands together as if he were expecting a ball to curve into his direction most,any
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minute. "That was what it sounded like and it seemed to me as if I could just see the*4
this fellow hers had thrown the ball away yonder and the boy down there was running le*
and holding up his hands and all the other boys wire laughing, and clapping their hands.
It was like that, clapping, and laughing and hoiltrIME. I *gap in bed and listened, then
it ease again down by the draw. Olicourse I knew it couldn't be boys playing ball way out
there on the ranch in the middle of the night. I always was a light sleeper. and that night
I was kind of worried about my cows toe. The day before we had taken a big bunch of 'cattle
down to the Santa Fee stock-yards4 Ahe Santa Pie let me put my wattle in their pens and
so I had the calves out away from the cows and was holding them in the pens, while we
brought the cows back up to my. ranch. The 4011 bawled and milled around so I got afraid
they would break out and I vent and got an my pony and rods around the fencelmoe ing them
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back until about IOt Oleloak when it began to rain, 1-411010-441—trissivand-wornt-W-beth It
must have been about an hour er sofihen that strange noise woke me. After awhile I got to
sleep again and the next morning the first thing I did was to go out and examintthe fence.
It aas still holding the cattle and I went in to breakfast. Then my kisidAr hired men
camoiiin."Did you hear that panther last night? he asked as. Panther, I saideillie judge
laughed. my hired men said he had heard a many one and that he wont out of his tent and
listened. He said it was down by the draw".
Judge Brown said they want down thin., and found the panther's treats where he had
crossed a field and go ma into Davis Draw*Ote4hat they tracked him into a pasture and
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found where he had killed a calf the night before and eaten part of it,, they lost liOrtammil
of it on Indian Ridge. Indian Ridge. was named by Rollie C. Burns, after he and one of the
Sanders boys found a cow which had been did wily 's few hours and it had several anvil in
it. Judge Brown explains that this Sanders boy was a cousin to the volignionlar Sanders,
have the Sanders Funeral Home In Lubbock.
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judgelP. Y. Brown came to Lubbock- in 1891. Whims about 28 years old then
and had been teaching school in the Bast for several years. After he came to
Lubbock he taught two years in a little one teacher school fens 1892 to 1894,
the nolitioal activities took him from thealsi ;ea rooms for a few years, but he
returned to his old profession in 1908 and tonight two years. 1908— 1910 under
Z. R. Waynen. After this he taught four years. 1910 1914 in the Central lard
Schoolumier J. K. Wester, who net only taught school, but took a, great interest
in politics, and at tines made trips batik to Tennessee, his native stAe, to
take active part in poletical campaigns. Judge Brown however had already entered
into politics it his own vicinity and had come out for County Judge, was
elected and served from 1898 to 1899. 14 traveled all over the adjoining counties
in those early days and gives a vivid description of this country when cattle
arased in pastures of thousands of acres and cowboys rode the range.
ft saw two lobe wolves in 1893 when I was riding through Yellow Rouse Canyon
on day. "Judge Brown said. *They were literally eating a yearling alive. I had
heard the yearling bawling and taking on before I got around the Canyon Peak to
where I could see and when I rode into view saw the yearling struggling on the
ground over there in the /00, pasture and the wolves were tearing the flesh from
one of the poor animal's legs." Judge Brown sighed and it was plain that even
after all of these years that the recalling of this scene still touched a
sympathetic cord in his hart. "I did not have a guns" he said regretfaly.*The
wolves ran off a short distance and stood watching me, of course they went back
and devoured the helpless yearling after I left."
"After that when I waq r,nning for County 'NM., I decided to go over into
Cochran County to see ammo, Judge Brown continued. *This man John W. aordon
was an old bachelor and owned considerable property but be lived in a dugout,
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and ha had hie raneh headquarters in this dugout. I Wag driving a horee to atear
and It ,77,:.s after night when I got there. I had planned to snood the night with him.
to I Nat drove around to the side of hie field and unhitched my. bore°, and fed
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fhinm a sack (Yr gruin I had brought along in the buggy for hia. he old, bnohelor
-raa not at home, but as he had the habit of prowling around in the passires-,t nights
su-7r,oeed that be vas out seeing about his cattle and would shoe ua in a little
while, so 1 went on down into the dugout and limitedly something to oat. In the
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dim litht of the little erase lane I found three of/pieces of dried steak that had
been eooked and node my Amer of that. I was tired and pretty MOB I OrqW144
into his homeuomade bunk and the neat thiAgI knew it was getting day -light. I
began tAink about breakfast and male up sly mind that 1 would drive over to one of
the reno4 houses which rns lontod about six miles from the dugout. The rani*
houses were nothing but *Wks, hardly fit for anrone to live In, and the old ?endue*
usual'y just it a single man in a shook• when hp heeded help with the cattle,
but that year Is had a WM with a family in the ehadk nearest the dikalut headquarter";
I knew L could Just ,out make the six miles In tine to sit dawn to the tnble with
the rInc7n-hi and his family. thought too that the ranehmen niatt ba owa. there.
I %vas driving along in a pretty fast gait when caught a glimpse of something
white and yellow thinning in the sunlight. It was a big lobo wolf, ltIndial a
eouris of frandrod yards from the road. s had his head lin and was fioing the
east. Ihat was as pretty a sight a* ewer I saw in VI* Plains OffUntry, enci as fa'
as 1 know this was the last lobo wolf that wns seen on the Plains. I got my
hreakfrlet at the thadk and found the 614 baChelor out in the field nearby. OD I
got ay hreineoi attended to over there."
"is a nanthor in our p 1st of the oeuntry one tine too." 'ledge arum
recalled. "That was in 1916 when IWas on my ranch north of Post. MY frion01-
ealld my ranohlrown's Ranch, but most of the ramblers down there in early times
spoke of this teeth as the Twenty -Iwo Lahe This was a trnot of unfenced land
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belonging to the:MenelerWrothers. and as all of •the land on either We and adjoining
paetures 16,870 fenced, this left this place -running between the oth-r ranchee in the
she of P, lone and it bewase widely -known over the plains es the Teenty..two Lane. eU
when I heard that aanther I didn't knee what it ICAlp It sounded to me err of like the
ikarrah abunch of. boys makei; eh en they are ont'playing ball," Judaa limes leaned bade
in his &lair and held his hands to,ther as 1? he were exaecting n. ball to aurae into
bis direetion float any minute. *bat vas that it sounded like and it seemed to no as If
I could luet soa them. Thie fellow here had thrown the ball away yonder and the hoys
down tiorre was running and holding un hie hands and all the other bers rerolmaabing
end cleaning their hands. It vae like that olanring, and lanahing FAO ilralerinG, I eat
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inn in the bed and 11:lenad. thenAt W:1313 ognin of couree I knee it aoeldn't b' boys
viewing ball 11;17 oat there on the ranch in the middle of the niejit. I always was a
light gleaner and that night tail kind of worried about ny cc 's too, he daytefors we
had taken a big bunch of onttle down to the Santa PO stookavnrds. The Snnta Fa let ms
mut py cattle in their none and so I had the calves out away frontlet oows and was hill&
lag then in the done. while we brouatt the ooes haok ur to my ranch. The oows haled
end milled avound ao I apt alrnid they wouldlreek out and I went and gut ah ny army and.
rode around the Itnoe keening them back untilatbeutale **cloak when it begnn to rainli
and I had to go In the.houae. It mnat have been about an hour or so later when that
strange nage woke no. After Awhile I. got to *leen again and the next norniaa the
first thiaa I did was to go out amd examine the fenoe. It was still holding the
cattle Rnd I vent to breakfast. Thane, hired an Game in. "Did yon hear that 'anther
last night?" He naked as. "Panther I laid." The Judge laughed. *Hy hired ann laid he
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1ind hoard a naw °to/the* he welt out of Ms tent and listened. H said it I've over
lest toward the field."
Judge Brown said they vent thera and fetid the nanthaos tracks rebore he had
crossed a road and no toward Indian atdos After that a neighbor told them that he
found the a -reels of a *Alf that had been killed and partly eaten by this panther.
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Thu, lont trry.A-of it on lndiamiRddge• Indian Ridge was mu named by Rollie O. BUMS
after he 71n4 one of the Senders boys toned aeon which has :.en dead only a fon hours
and it had severa arrow saints in it. iladino Brown explained that this Sanders bey
was a cousin to the Sanderm who oondont the Sanders funeral Home in 141hhodk.
,BIBItitateir
itrpi?e P. Brown. linhbook, Toms,