The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 41, July 1937 - April, 1938 Page: 182
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
We went inside a dinky place an' ambled towards the bar
An' thumped down silver with a ring that gave the place a jar.
Our wagon-boss had turned his back upon a faro game
When a man he knew as Killer Jack a-started him to frame,
He drew his gun-I nicked him just behind his big right ear,
He fell upon his leerin' face an' left the floor a-smear.
Well sir, we celebrated, an' I was well beaten on the back,
Till I wondered how my lungs would fare if ever I got back,
An' two weeks later, Colonel Boyce come by and shook my paw,
"You are sorry now as ever, but a fast man on the draw."
J. Marvin Hunter began life as the son of the country newspaper
editor, John Warren Hunter, founder of Hunter's Magazine.
J. Marvin Hunter followed his father as a country newspaper
editor and finally landed in a picturesque but obscure village in
the Hill Country, Bandera, Texas. In connection with his news-
paper, Marvin Hunter founded in 1923 a little magazine, printed
on rough paper with a newspaper press. Frontier Times was to
be "devoted to frontier history, border tragedy, and pioneer achieve-
ment." It may not have flourished, but it made continuous progress
from the first, progress which justified its founder in selling his
newspaper and devoting all his time to the magazine. The hobby
had grown into the main business.
It is no exaggeration to say that J. Marvin Hunter has lifted
Bandera out of obscurity and made it the best known village in
all Texas. The magazine circulates among writers and collectors
all over the United States.
In time Marvin Hunter built a museum of native stone and in
this museum the visitor finds practically every tool, implement, and
household article used in early Texas. The register contains the
names of writers, historians, poets, preachers, adventurers, and
seekers after the curious from all over the nation.
Hunter has not only served the world beyond Bandera, but lie
has served his town and its residents. He set an example by
using native stone in building the museum. The village followed
and Bandera is being converted from a town of frame cottages
into one of beautiful stone houses that fit into the landscape. He
encouraged the people to preserve the native arts and to rediscover
lost ones. Woodworkers make canes and buttons which are sold
in the museum and advertised in the magazine. Whether a citizen182
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 41, July 1937 - April, 1938, periodical, 1938; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101103/m1/198/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.