Jones County Texas Archives - History of Lueders in 1930 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Friday, April 18, 1930 Vol. 7, Number 1 Town of Lueders has interesting history dating back to 1879 by Mrs. J. Leslie Sparks The town of Lueders was named by the Hon. Sam Webb of Albany in 1900. The town site covers a section of land and is a part of the Old Fredrick Lueders survey. The land was bought from Fredrick Lueders and Julius Fox, brother of A.C. Fox. The town was named for Fredrick Lueders. The town is situated by the Clear Fork of the Brazos river. The first settlers in the country were August Lieb, father of Henry Lieb. August Lieb settled on the Clear Fork one mile east of Lueders in December, 1879. The same year Tom King, father of C.H. King, came here and started the D.B. ranch and built the first rock house. Captain S.O. Larche, the father of L.[Lucien] E.[Ellis] Larche of Stamford came the same year and settled at what is now called the Swenson Jog. A.D. Marcup, ranchman came here in 1879 and built a rock house four miles east of the present site of Lueders. The lumber was hauled from Fort Worth by oxen and wagon. The first farm was put in cultivation by August Lieb, which farm is now owned by Henry Lieb. W.J. Herrington and E.M. Douthit came and started farms in 1889 and 1890. Cotton was hauled to Albany and Abilene. When the first settlers moved here, there was one house between here and Albany. It was located at the end of the 12-mile lane and was a ridersŐ camp. The first post office was at Albany 28 miles from here. People went horse back once a week for their mail. Then the post office was moved to Rising Sun. Next people got their mail at Old Avo, 8 miles West of here. At that time the present site of Lueders was bounded on the South by the D.B. ranch, the north by the Swenson ranch. East the W.O. Pasture, on the west was open country. As late as 1878 there was not a wire fence between here and Fort Worth. The first fence was built by S.M. Swenson in1885, the cedar posts and wire were hauled from Abilene. The city of Abilene was then a thing entirely of the future. The Tonkawa Indians were captured at Hog Creek now in Henry LiebŐs pasture. There was a United States Fort 10 miles down the Clear Fork river at Fort Griffin. The first school house at Lueders was built in 1884. Lumber for the erection of the school building was hauled from Abilene by E.M. Douthit, A.J. Brealand, W.J. Herrington, Henry Lieb, J.M. Roberts and Tony Berryhill. The school house was built by the men that hauled the lumber. The first school was taught by Miss Ida Crow, now of Avoca. W.J. Herrington was the sole trustee. Other settlers that came about this time were Tony Berryhill, J.M. Roberts, D.J. Olinger, W.M. Williams and Dr. G.C. Dial. In 1900 the railroad was built through here. The first train ran in April, 1900. Many people from all over the country met the first train. A.C. FoxŐs Limestone Quarry was owned in 1900. The same year H.W. Ham of Cisco opened the first store. The first postmaster was R.I. Newman, father of Mrs. Ott Purcell of this place. Dr. G.C. Dial moved his store from Old Avo and M.S. Ruff operated the first dry goods store. D.[David] J. Olinger, father of Mrs. E.G. Ivy of Stamford, started the first lumber yard. The Methodist church was the first church built in Lueders, being erected in 1908. The Baptist and Christian churches, were built in 1909. In 1910 the first school house was torn down and the building that now stands was built on the same lot. The stone used in this school building came from the A.C. Fox Quarry. Lueders now has one more stone quarry. The Lueders Building Stone Quarry. This quarry was started in 1923. F.M. Johnson is manager. At the present time, one thing that is of very much interest at Lueders is the Lueders Baptist Encampment. The Encampment is held annually in July. Next July will be the 8th Encampment, the organization having started in 1923. The Encampment grounds are located one mile east of town on the banks of the Clear Fork. Lueders has a tourist park on the Clear Fork one mile East of town, just off the T.T.T. Highway. This is a very pretty park, many large pecan trees, making shade. The Stamford Lake is near Lueders being in the Clear Fork. In 1914 Webb & Hill of Albany built three stone buildings here. The same year Henry Lieb and C.H. King built stone buildings. In 1915 J.N. Loop built a two-story stone building. In 1925 L. Cauthin and C.H. Seth built a stone building, where the Bryant-Link store stood, which burned in 1924. Bryant-Link Company built the first stone building in Lueders. Lueders has three gins, the first gin being started in 1905 by E.G. Ivy, father of Mrs. Rupert Compton. (ReporterŐs note: I believe the people will be interested to read the history of Lueders. Many of the old settlers still live here. I wish to thank Mr. Claude Herrington and Henry Lieb who so kindly furnished all the dates and facts contained in this article. I want to thank Mr. Cleburne Huston for giving us the privilege to send this article for the special number celebrating the AmericanŐs anniversary and we wish many more anniversaries and a prosperous future for the Stamford American. - Mrs. J. Leslie Sparks.)