Frank Is Laid Up While The Feud Cools Down

in history •  5 years ago  (edited)

This is a great photo of one of the Texas Ranger units that Frank was in. I think this was around the time he was a Marshal in Navasota. (1910).

Frank is on the left end of the second row. It's interesting to me because it's one of the few photos of the Rangers I've seen without them holding their guns.

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I also find it interesting that the old clap trap of a building they're posing in front of looks like it's about to fall down! Look at that porch floor beside Frank. lol. Looks like he could fall through the floor at any moment.

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Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas!

We're in a series about one of the best Texas Rangers to ever wear the badge, the great Frank Hamer, who was brought out of retirement to take down Bonnie and Clyde.

Recap

In the last post Frank had been patched up by a doctor and then sent to the jail where Gladys, Harrison, and Rocky were being held. Oh, and Red. The police had found Red and arrested him too.

Today's story

Gee McMeans/McUgly had alot of friends in Sweetwater and a lynch mob gathered. The chief of police and a man who was a friend of Frank stopped them.

His friend told the riled up mob,"If you want him, go get him. He's down to the jail and the door's not locked. But I ought to warn you fellas he has a 30-30 and a sawed off shotgun and a case of ammunition for each of 'em. Buck and I are going home to bed."

The mob decided they might as well go home too. lol.

It took the grand jury 5 days of examining evidence and whatever else they do before they decided that everyone could go home, even Red.

They DID "compliment Frank highly" for not shooting Red in the back. Two Texas Rangers had been called in to help maintain the peace.

The stuff hit the fan

Dave Sims, the weathly rancher who had hired McUgly, went ballistic when he found out McUgly was dead. McUgly was his son-in-law.

Now, not only was his son dead but now his son-in-law! He hated the lawyer who had gotten Gladys off scot-free for helping to kill his son.

Optional reading: A quick summary of the last of the feud

If you read the last post there was a third hired gun that got there late to the fight, Higdon. Sims sent Higdon and two other gunmen to kill that lawyer, which they did. Afterwards all three of them were arrested.

One of the killers was sent to the Sweetwater jail and confessed to everything. The next morning he was found dead in his cell. It was ruled a suicide but the Rangers were suspected of killing him during harsh interrogation.

Captain Ransom of the Rangers was investigating the death of that lawyer when he was shot dead outside his hotel room. Officially it was ruled an "accident," but a later examination of the report shows that he was on the floor when he was shot.

Higdon was indicted for the murder of the lawyer but since the main witness was dead, the charges were dropped and he went free. The Sims bunch gave up on trying to get further revenge.

The feud died off

The Johnson-Sims feud was finally over and Frank wouldn't have to spend everyday looking over his shoulder. It took a few decades for the bad blood between the two clans to cool off. (It's still pretty warm though).

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Now that the ugly mess of the feud is behind him, Frank starts life over again, this time with Gladys. His story continues in the next post.

Thanks for reading folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas

PS- Well guys, in my never-ending quest for cool and unusual vending machines I thought I'd found the ultimate yesterday with the ice cream making vending machine but this one is right up there too. It's a Bacon vending machine!

Can you believe it? Dreams do come true! lol. Check this out:

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This is at the Ohio State University campus and furnished by the Ohio Pork Council. It's located in the Animal Sciences building at the school’s College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

The kids are going hog wild for these at only $1 per package!

The Pork Council says, “The Bacon Vending Machine is a unique and fun way for the Ohio Pork Council to support Ohio State students and promote the pork industry at the same time.”

Now they need to put the bacon machine with the ice cream making machine...a heavenly combination don't you think?

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Whew! I’m glad that feud is over and Frank and Gladys can go on to new adventures.

Bacon vending machine. I don’t know about eating it from a machine.

lol! I think I'd eat if from anyplace redheadpei! lol..I love the stuff but actually only have it about once or twice a year. Do you guys eat bacon? Yes, Frank and Gladys are starting a new life, it's great.

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Oh my gosh Janton!!! Bacon vending machine, what the hell!!! Anyway, I am not going to get too angry because the Evil Animal Agriculture is going down as we speak and they are going to pay for all their sins!!!

Anyway, I am happy everything turned out well for Frank and I cant wait to read about his adventures with Gladys, lol. Altough, I feel bad for Captain Rogers. That was really unfortunate! I wonder which one of those dirt bags killed him!

Howdy Miss Lena! I was waiting for your response to the bacon vending machine. lol. sorry, I had to put it in there because it was so unusual.

Oh, it was not Captain Rogers that got killed, it was Captain Ransom, who was the worst captain and should never have been a Ranger in the first place because he murdered or had murdered so many innocent Mexicans.

But anyway, thanks for saying that about Captain Rogers because I knew I made a mistake and had to edit the post to say Captain Ransom. My mistake. But I never would have known except you mentioned him!

You are such a bad boy Janton!

Anyway, I am so glad it was a mistake and it was Ransom not Rogers! Isn't that something!!!

Yes, not many people shed tears when Ransom got killed because he was such a mean guy. I feel bad about the mistake. I'll punish myself by not eating ice cream this week. lol.

You shouldn't be eating ice cream at all, unless it's vegan and refined sugar free, lol.

Oh I know, I don't eat much actually, that was just a joke but I don't think I've ever seen any vegan ice cream advertised or I would try it. Would it say sugar free and vegan on it?

You have to look in the ice cream section, they have vegan ice cream in Walmart for sure. But it's not refined sugar free. Here are all the best bards! I didn't even knew most of them existed, lol. https://urbanvegan.net/ice-cream-brands/

Here are some with no sugar added: https://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/dairy-free-foods/dairy-free-frozen-desserts/coconutmilk/

Wow that is an amazing selection, I'll have to check out the local Walmart this week and see which ones they have. Thanks Miss Lena!

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1910...oh my god

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Haha! Howdy sir shuvo35! Yeah it was awhile ago, right after they tamed the Wild West.

It's amazing they have all these cool vending machines back then. I wonder why they fell out of grace. Vending machines are coming back in a big way now.

Howdy sir Vincent! Yes I even saw a big full size pizza vending machine, I think that was in Japan. But yes, with the technology they have these days were going to be seeing some amazing things, I'll probably talk about it in my posts.

In a few years you'll be able to pick out a nice female robot to has as a drinking companion. lol.

Howdy Jonboy, Where did you get the idea that I would like to 'pick out a nice female robot to has as a drinking companion.' Why on earth would I want to do that? lol 😊

Howdy sir Vincent! Well, I was just trying to help you. I figure a robot would be a good match for someone who doesn't care about anything and would be comparable on the emotion scale. lol.

Howdy Jonboy. Thank you for trying. But why would someone who doesn't care about anything want a robot? lol

Because the robot would have similar emotions right? You would have a companion that also didn't care emotionally about things. lol. Oh well, I was trying to help but I guess I failed. However, in the future you might try it and would like such a companion, especially if they paid for drinks!

Anyway, thank you for trying. 😊

You are welcome sir Vincent. I'm just going to have to come over there so you can have a calm, emotionless drinking companion who doesn't care. lol.

Interesting read thanks for sharing.

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Very good historical posting

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Ah, you could make a better one... A bacon ice cream vendong machine! Okay, maybe not... lol

Sounds like Frank woud be getting bored, now that the feud is over and there's not as much trouble around.

Well I think he was so injured that he needed 6 months to recover, especially with the lousy medical care they had back then. His life was so different now with Gladys and the kids that I'm sure he had plenty to occupy his time. I like your vending machine idea though! We might very well see that in the future.

Maybe Frank needed an ice cream vending machine. Might have been more ejectives than medical treatment in that age.

After having basically homenaje favor and enjoying the soda fountain, I bet vending machine dessert would be a bit of a disappointment, though.

Howdy sir fotosdenada! I don't know, I'd love to try this moobella ice cream, it's a famous brand in New England I guess. Frank would have loved one though for sure! lol.

Wow! Sir @janton, in 1910 the Brits withdrew and South Africa was declared an independent Union.

Glad that the feud was over even amidst a lot of bloodshed and looking forward to Frank's other adventures!
Blessings!

Howdy sir papilloncharity! Yeah, now he can concentrate on things that aren't so insane! Like thieves and smugglers.lol.

Hahaha. thieves and smugglers sound so much better Sir @janton.
Blessings!

lol...well, at least you aren't fighting someone because they insulted you! That sounds like a spoiled brat. lol.

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What a keen eye you have johnboy. I spotted Frank right away in that old photo but nothing else you pointed out. I sure have missed your story and I am looking forward to catching up. : )
P.S. I upvoted this post several days ago. : )

I've tried to keep them short so they are easy to catch up with but that's okay if you don't have time. You got important things to do. Hey has it started snowing up there yet? I hope not!

Keeping them short is a great idea for all of us. I think you would lose some readers if they were too long.
Snow? I hate that 4 letter word! No, it hasn't started snowing yet but they are calling for it next week. It is way too soon for it to snow and I am not looking forward to it at all!!! The wind chill has been in the 20's for the past 2 mornings and nights. AARRGGHHHHH!!! Is it still warm where you are?

I'm sorry to hear about the snow. Do you have to do so much snow shoveling this year? Here it has been unusually cold, record setting cold with 30 degrees a couple of times and Mon and Tue it's supposed to be 26 and 28 at night.

That's way below normal for this time of year. But tomorrow it's going to be about 65 and Sunday 71 so that's more like normal for this time of year.

I am hoping and praying that a young boy will knock on my door to be paid for shoveling. At least I don;t have to worry about shoveling when the snow arrives because it won't be enough to need shoveling.
That is cold weather for you, but 65 and 71 sounds great. There you go, rubbing it in again. LOL! Enjoy it while you can.

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You should ask around the neighborhood and see if any of the kids are going to be doing that this year, or do they do that anymore? lol.

Yeah, sorry about our perfect weather. I'll try not to rub it in. It IS supposed to be 72 tomorrow though. lol.

The kids will do it if they are bored and want to make money.

Rub it in again! LOL! I am happy for you. Today was a surprisingly nice day. It was 60 and sunny. It has been so cold and that is why I was surprised. I went to the park for my final walk until next spring. Tonight the bitter cold, 20 and teens rolls in and the dreaded 4 letter word.

Oh I'm sorry to hear that about the weather. We had a hard freeze last night at 24 degrees and again tonight but then it's warming up with highs in the 50's and 60's this week but should hit 70 next week, yay! Oh, sorry, I shouldn't celebrate in front of you. lol.