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Te Come and Take It festival is the
biggest civic event of the year for the his-
toric city of Gonzales. On behalf of our
fellow residents and businesses, we wel-
come our out-of-town visitors!
Gonzales was established in 1825 on
Kerr Creek, 2 miles east of the confu-
ence of the San Marcos and Guadalupe
Rivers in the gentle verdant hills of cen-
tral Texas. Over thousands of years the
Guadalupe River carved a fertile valley
which is now 30 miles wide. Gonzales is
on the northwestern edge of the valley.
For many hundreds of years, American
Indians lived at the junction of the 2 riv-
ers.
Gonzales was established to be the
capital of a new colony of 400 families
granted by the Mexican government to
Empresario Green DeWitt. Most of the
settlers that joined his colony were Ger-
man, Polish, & Czech immigrants who
entered through the Gulf of Mexico port
settlement of Indianola.
For 12 years, until the close of the Texas
Revolution, it was the western-most An-
glo settlement of the northern Mexican
Territory of Tejas. Te town was named
in honor of Don Rafael Gonzales, provi-
sional Governor of Tejas and Coahuila,
Mexico.
In 1832, the Mexican government ap-
pointed Byrd Lockhart to resurvey the
town about a mile west of its original site.
He placed seven public squares in the
shape of a Spanish cross at the center of
town and named all of the streets in the
original town site afer Catholic Saints (in
alphabetical order, no less!). Two addi-
tional strips of land, each one-block wide,
were set aside for public use only. One
extended 5 miles north and the other ex-
tended 3 miles east of the courthouse. A
number of towns in Texas were organized
in this traditional fashion, but Gonzales is
the only town that still has all of the origi-
nal squares from the Spanish land grant
intact and still in use as public land.
During the colonial period of 1825 to
1835, there were many problems with the
Comanche and Tonkawa Indians. A num-
ber of settlers were killed during raids
along the perimeter of the settlement. In
1831, the Mexican political chief in San
Antonio, at the request of the settlers in
Gonzales, sent a six-pound cannon to
Gonzales as protection against the Indian
raids. Te cannon is believed to have been
spiked, renedering it efectively useless
save as a noise-maker.
By 1835, the political relationship be-
tween the settlers of the colony and the
new dictator of Mexico, El Presidente
Generalisimo Santa Anna, had deterio-
rated dramatically. He decided that he
needed to take back the cannon so that
it could not be used against his govern-
ment in a revolution. Afer a diplomatic
mission failed, General Santa Anna re-
sponded with a detachment of 100 Mexi-
can dragoons.
On September 29, 1835, the Mexicans
camped at a ferry crossing on the Guadal-
upe River. Tere were only 18 men living
in the town. Tey quickly buried the can-
non in a peach orchard and secured the
ferry to the east side of the river to pre-
vent the Mexican troops from crossing.
Tis allowed an additional two days for
preparations, while the Mexican detach-
ment searched the river for another suit-
able crossing, for the citizens of Gonzales
to recruit a total of 168 Texans from the
surrounding area, re-deployed their can-
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WELCOME TO GONZALES!
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non, and make a fag with the words COME
AND TAKE IT! emblazoned in black against
a pure white background (believed now to have
been made from a wedding dress).
On October 2, 1835 the two forces again met,
and this time the Gonzalians opened fre. Te
Mexican force, which had been told not to en-
gage a superior force, retreated quickly back to
San Antonio. Te frst shot of the Texas War
of Independence from Mexico had been fred!
Gonzales has been known since that time as the
Lexington of Texas.
Eventually Gen. Houston made a stand at San
Jacinto on the Texas coast where Santa Anna was
defeated in a surprise attack and Texas gained its
freedom from Mexico on April 21, 1836: Te
Republic of Texas was born.
On December 14, 1837, Gonzales County
was created by the new Texas legislature from
the DeWitt Colony. During the 1850s more
Germans and Czechs moved into the area along
with Mexicans.
John Fauth was taking an apprenticeship
in barrel making in upper New York state. He
heard so many thrilling tales of adventure and
success that he, along with hundreds of others,
immigrated through the port of Indianola to
ride the train from the coast northward to Gon-
zales.
Te destruction of the Runaway Scrape gave
way to a complete rebuilding of the town. All
of the standing buildings were constructed in
the mid 1800s or later. Tat is why there are so
many Victorian, Edwardian, raised New Or-
leans Cottage, Neo-classical, and Arts & Crafs
style homes in the town. In fact, over 165 of the
homes are still standing and identifed on a driv-
ing tour of the town. Gonzales hosts a homes
tour in the frst week-ends of every December
and April.
Te carefully restored 1896 courthouse of
Gonzales County now sits at the junction of the
two beams of the Spanish cross, and only public
areas, schools, and churches occupy those origi-
nal squares today. Te Old Jail, built in 1887,
still stands on the courthouse square. Te cell
blocks, furniture, and inside gallows still wait for
visitors today.
In Civil War period, about 20 volunteer mili-
tary companies were active in Gonzales County.
In 1863, the Confederate government commis-
sioned a fort to be built in Gonzales as protection
against inland invasion by Yankee troops who
might want to surprise the Confederate troops
in the fortifcations along the Gulf coast.
Fort Waul, C.S.A., an earthen embankment
fort surrounded by a moat, was constructed on
the prominent hill just north of the town. Ap-
parently, the use of a dry moat to slow the charge
of cavalry troops was unusual in the confederate
fortifcations. Tis may be the only remaining
visible site of this type of fort in the south. Its lo-
cation is still visible today and is now adjacent to
the site of a historic Pioneer Village in which a
number of historic stores, homes, and a church
have been relocated and restored for visitors to
enjoy.
Cotton and Cattle were the major industries
of the 1800s and early 1900s. Cattle drives made
their way along the Chisom Trail to Gonzales as
they headed north to the railhead in Kansas. Af-
ter the civil war, the railroads moved the cattle.
Te cotton industry never returned afer the
Great Depression of 1929. However, Gonzales
County now raises more cattle and more chick-
ens than any other county in Texas.
A circular road-trip, Te Texas Independence
Trail, begins and ends in Gonzales. It provides a
visit to all of the Texas Independence historical
sites which you can visit at your own pace. Maps
and information are available at the Old Jail on
the courthouse square directly across from the
fre station.
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Texas Lexington
The Battle
of Gonzales
In 1835, the DeWitt colonists of Texas
most of whom were loyal to Mexico
were alarmed to see General Santa Anna
assume increasingly dictatorial powers.
Among the egregious abuses were Santa
Annas decision to annul the Constitution
of 1824, replacing it with the new consti-
tutional document known as the Siete
Leyes (Te Seven Laws), dissolving the
legislature of Coahuila y Texas, and the
shameful and dishonorable treatment of
his opposition.
Perhaps the most frightening news was
Santa Annas reward to his Mexican troops
by allowing them to loot the town of Za-
catecas afer his soldiers defeated and mas-
sacred some 3,000 resisters in the town.
A friend of Santa Annas, Edward Grit-
ten, visited the town of Gonzales and
found the colonists continued to be loyal
to the Mexican government but were pre-
pared to resist troops that did not support
the Constitution of 1824. Gritten wrote to
Colonel Ugartechea, commander of the
Mexican garrison based in San Antonio,
and Ugartechea sent letters to the DeWitt
colony assuring them that the army had no
intention of coming to Gonzales. Te colo-
nists disapproved so highly of the talks of
independence in San Felipe that they sent
copies of the letters to nearby settlements
to convince them not to fght Mexico.
However, the colonists continued to be
treated cruelly by Mexican soldiers. Jesse
McCoy was attacked on September 10,
1836, with the butt of a rife in a store be-
longing to Adam Zumwalt, and the news
spread.
With unrest increasing, the military re-
quested the town of Gonzales to return a
cannon which had been sent to them for
protection against Comanche attacks, in
answer to a formal request by Empresa-
rio Greene DeWitt made in January, 1831.
Te cannon in question was a smooth-
bore bronze piece taken from an old gal-
leon which had likely been spiked, render-
ing it relatively useless save for the noise
of fring. Te colonists believed the piece
was vital to their defense against raiding
Apache, Comanche and Kiowa tribesmen,
who ofen covered hundreds of miles to at-
tack settlers.
Fearing unrest, Colonel Domingo
Ugartechea, the military commander at
San Antonio under General Martin Per-
fecto Cos (Santa Annas brother-in-law),
dispatched Corporal DeLeon and several
other men to retrieve the cannon from the
municipal magistrate, Andrew Ponton.
Te colonists knew that there were many
unused cannons of this type available in
the San Antonio arsenal. Upon DeLeons
arrival on Sept. 25, the colonists buried
the cannon beneath G. W. Davis peach
orchard, in west Gonzales, and gathered
their families, armaments, and provisions
together for safety. Ponton sent this letter
in reply to Musquiz:
Gonzales Sept 26th 1835. Excellent Sir. I
received an order purporting to have come
from you for a certain piece of Ordnance
which is in this place. It happened that I
was absent an so was the remainder part
of the Ayuntamto when your dispatch ar-
rived in consequence the men who bore sd
dispatch were necessarily detained untill to
day for an answer. Tis is a matter of del-
icasy to me nor do I know without further
information how to act this cannon was as I
have always been informed given in perpe-
tuity to this Town for its defense against the
Indians. Te dangers which existed at the
time we received this cannon still exist and
for the same purposes it is still needed here-
--our common enemy is still be dreaded or
prepared against. How or in what manner
such arms are appropriated throughout the
country I am as yet ignorant but am led
to believe that dippositions of this nature
should be permanent at least as long as the
procuring cause exists. I must therefore I
hope be excused from delivering up the sd
cannon untill I have obtained more infor-
mation on the subject matter. At least untill
I have an opportunity of consulting the chief
of this department on the subject---as well
to act without precipitation---as to perform
strictly and clearly my duty, and I assure
you, that if, afer a mature deliberation on
the subject, I fnd it be my duty & in justice
to your self---I obligate my self to comply
with your demands---and will without de-
lay send the cannon to you. God & Liberty-
--ANDREW PONTON, Alcalde.
When Colonel Ugartechea received this
letter, he sent Lieutenant Francisco Cas-
taneda, accompanied some 100 dragoons
(mounted infantry), from San Antonio to
retrieve the cannon but with orders to
avoid confrontation. However, Lieutenant
Castaneda had the authority to arrest any-
one who resisted, including Ponton, and
to transport them to Bexar and imprison
them.
On September 29, Castanedas scouts
met with Pvt. Isabel de la Garza, who re-
ported that he had escaped afer the colo-
nists had detained and disarmed the Mexi-
can troops. Another solider, whom the
colonists had released, confrmed this and
reported that in the last two days the num-
ber of colonists who had assembled to de-
fend Gonzales was now close to two hun-
dred. Castaneda arrived at the riverbank,
but was told that only Ponton could make
an ofcial decision to return the cannon,
and that he was out of town.
The remaining Mexican forces arrived
at the west bank of the river Guadalupe on
Sepotember 30, to discover that the river
had swelled fromrain, and that every raft,
boat, or barge had been moved to the east
bank. Castaneda requested to meet with
Ponton, but was informed by regidor J o-
seph Clements that Ponton had still not ar-
rived, but was expected in the afternoon.
Finally, one Mexican soldier was allowed
to swimacross the Guadalupe river, and
was sent to deliver this message:
Gonzales Sept 30th 1835. Sir. Owing
to the absence of the alcalde the duty has
devolved upon me of answering the com-
munication directed to the Alcalde of this
Town demanding agin the cannon which
is in this Town as well as in answer to
your note wishing to open negociation
on the subject. In answer to the frst de-
mand made for the sd cannon The Alcalde
espressed his coubts of what was strictly
his duty in the matter, and wished to con-
sult the Political chief of this Department
before he decided possitively in the case
and fanally---This rigor Priveledg of con-
sulting our chief seems is denied us the
only answer I can therefore give youis
that I cannot now will not deliver to you
the cannon agreeable to my notions of peo-
priety---And these are also the sentiments
of all the members of this Ayuntamiento
who are now present. The sd cannon is
now in this Town and if force it from us
we must submit---We are weak and few in
numbers but will nevertheless contend for
what we believe to be just principles. God
and Liberty Joseph D. Clements Regigor.
Addressed: Franco Castenada, En el llano
en frente de Gonzales.
The settlers, in the meantime, elected
J ohn Henry Moore of Fayette as their new
leader, while J oseph Washington Elliot
Wallace and Edward Burleson, both of Co-
lumbus, were elected second and third in
command.
Castanedas side was approached by a
Coushatta Indian, who informed themthat
there were 140 men now assembled on the
Texas side. Castaneda therefore retired for
the night to high ground three hundred
yards fromthe river a site now known
as Santa Annas Mound and part of J B
Wells Park.
Dr. Launcelot Smither offered his ser-
vices as a negotiator with the colonists to
Ugartechea, if he would not order hostile
action. Smither met with Captain Matthew
Caldwell, known as Old Paint, and ex-
plained that the soldiers would not attack if
the settlers returned the cannon. Caldwell
told Smither to return to the Mexican camp,
and to bring Castaeda to the town the next
morning to discuss the matter. Meanwhile,
reinforcements fromother areas of Fayette
County arrived, and on September 30 Cap-
tain Albert Martin sent this meesage to San
Felipe, as well as the Lavaca and Navidad
river valleys:
Fellow Citizens of St. Philipe & the
Lavaca. Gonzales Sept. 30th 1835. A de-
tachment of Mexican forces from Bejar,
amounting to about one hundred and ffty
men, are encamped opposite us; we expect
an attack momently. Yesterday we were but
18 strong, to day 150 & and forces con-
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despatch that is possible to give us that we
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that is possible. respectfully yours Captain
Albert Martin, R. M. Coleman Capt., J.H.
Moore Capt. [Addressed] Fellow Citizens
of St. Philipe and the Lavaca.
Castaneda knew he could not ford the
swollen Guadalupe river, and knew also
that the Texans were amassing additional
forces. Therefore, he moved his men seven
miles upstreamto a more easily defensible
camp (and near an easier ford) near a farm
belonging to Ezekial Williams On Octo-
ber 1. J ohn Sowell, Richard Chisholmand
J acob Darst dug up the Gonzales cannon
fromunderneath the Davis peach orchard
and mounted it on a pair of wooden wheels
froma Eli Mitchells cotton wagon, cut-
ting up metal to make shrapnel, and load-
ing it into the cannon.
The Battle
of Gonzales
Although Castaneda had received or-
ders not to engage the Texans, because the
Mexican army wanted to avoid what might
be an embarrassing confrontation, the col-
onists assumed he meant to ford the river
about 15 miles further north. In the wee
hours of October 2, the Texan militiamen
crossed the Guadeloupe at the Gonzales
ferry crossing, along with the cannon and
many soldiers on foot.
It was foggy. A dog barked and woke
the Mexican forces, and the Mexican sol-
diers fred, spooking a horse and causing
its rider a bloody nose. However, neither
side could fnd the position of the oppos-
ing army.
As dawn approached, the Texans dis-
covered they were in the felds of Ezekial
Williams, and after snacking on ripe water-
melons, moved to an area 350 yards from
the Mexican army, whence they began fr-
ing. Forty cavalrymen under Lt. Gregorio
Perez charged the Texans, who retreated to
the riverbank.
And now came Dr. Smither, who
had been arrested by the Mexicans and
stripped of his belongings. Smither told
the Texans that Castaneda desired only
to meet, but the Texans arrested himon
suspicion of being a double agent. At last,
Castaneda and Colonel Moore met, but
while Castaneda sympathized with the
federalists, he was required to follow or-
ders, and withdrew.
The cannoneer, J .C. Neill, was ordered
by Lt. Col. Wallace to fre, and the Tex-
ans hoisted the historic Come and Take
It fag. Although the cannon shot itself
was harmless, Moore ordered the Texans
to fre a rife volley, and charged towards
the Mexican army, but without engaging
them.
Castanedas forces suffered one casualty
and retreated to San Antonio, presumably
because he had received orders fromUgar-
techea to do so if negotiations were unsuc-
cessful or Texan forces were superior.
In San Antonio, Castaeda reported to
Ugartechea, writing since the orders from
your Lordship were for me to withdraw
without compromising the honor of Mexi-
can arms, I did so.
The fght at Williams place precip-
tated the muster of the Texian Republican
Army, commanded by Stephen F. Austin,
and the march on San Antonio de Bexar,
for the restoration of the Constitution of
1824, and was known as The Texas Shot
Heard Round the World. This marked
the beginning of the revolution, and the
progress of Texas towards self-governance
as an independent nation.
It was called The Lexington of Texas
by a number of prominent newspapers,
and thus in honor of the Battle of Lexing-
ton became known as The Texas Shot
Heard Round the World.
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The story of the Gonzales Cannon
From Te Handbook of Texas Online
Te Gonzales Come and Take It cannon was a
Spanish-made, bronze artillery piece of six-pound cali-
ber. Te gun was the object of contention in late Sep-
tember and early October 1835 between a Mexican
military detachment from Bexar and Anglo colonists.
Te disagreement produced the battle of Gonzales,
considered to be the frst battle of the Texas Revolution.
On January 1, 1831, Green DeWitt initiated the new
year by writing Ramn Msquiz, the political chief of
Bexar, asking him to make arrangements for a cannon
to be furnished to the Gonzales colonists for protection
against hostile Indians:
Sr. Political Chief of the Dept.
Don Ramon Musquiz
Today I have been advised by two citizens coming
from the Municipality of Austin that the Tawakoni In-
dians are camped in several parties between the west
bank of the Lavaca and the east bank of the Navidad,
thus cutting of the road. And since I presume this
could be for the purpose of attacking the convoy which
I have mentioned is to carry the payroll corresponding
to the garrison of Nacogdoches, as well as comitting
hostilities against this town, it has seemed to me pru-
dent to communicate this to you so that if the aforesaid
convoy comes, it will be in this knowledge, and so that
if you should see ft you might please interpose your in-
fuence with Sr. Military Commandant for the prompt
dispatch of the detachment you mention to me in your
ofcial note of the frst of the month. I ask you, if at
all possible, to double it because this town is on route
by which the Tawakonis make their raids on Victoria
and Goliad.
I also beg you to have the kindness to request of the
Sr. Military Commandant that he provde us a cannon
to aid in the defense of this town, with the understand-
ing that even though (this piece) may be unmounted,
it will be our responsibility to put it in working order
and to return it to your city as soon as you ask us for it.
I have the honor to present to you my consideration
and respects.
God and Liberty
Gonzales, January 7, 1831
Green DeWitt
On March 10, 1831, afer some delay, James Tumlin-
son, Jr., a DeWitt colonist at Bexar, received one bronze
cannon to be turned over to Green DeWitt at Gonzales.
Te fact that the gun was not carriage mounted until
about September 28, 1835, suggests that in 1831 it was
probably swivel mounted in one of the two blockhouses
that had been constructed at Gonzales in 1827. Tus
mounted it would have served as a visual deterrent to
hostile Indians.
Te cannon is lost to history until September 1835,
when Col. Domingo de Ugartechea, the military com-
mander at Bexar, sent Corporal Casimiro De Len
and fve soldiers of the Second Flying Company of San
Carlos de Parras to retrieve the cannon. Te Gonzales
colonists notifed Ugartechea they were keeping the
gun and took the soldiers prisoner.
Te cannon was then buried in George W. Daviss
peach orchard and couriers sent to the Anglo settle-
ments on the Colorado River to obtain armed assis-
tance. Ugartechea responded by sending 100 troops
under Lt. Francisco de Castaeda to make a more se-
rious request for the return of the gun.
On Sept. 29, Capt. Robert M. Coleman arrived at
Gonzales with a militia company of 30 mounted In-
dian fghters. Te gun was retrieved from its shallow
grave, taken to John Sowells blacksmith shop, and
mounted on a pair of cart wheels.
Following the skirmish at Gonzales and with the or-
ganization of the Texian Army of the People under
Gen. Stephen F. Austin, the cannon was assigned to
Capt. James C. Neills artillery company and hauled
to San Antonio. Afer the capture of Bexar in Decem-
ber 1835, the cannon remained at the Alamo, where it
was one of 21 artillery pieces commandeered by the
Mexican army when it stormed the Alamo on March
6, 1836.
Te name Come and Take It refers to the motto
adopted by the Texian rebels. On the morning of Oct.
2, 1835, Lieutenant Castaeda requested the cannon
be returned to the Mexican military a condition on
which it had been loaned to DeWitts Colony but
the Texians pointed to the gun which stood about 200
yards to their rear, and said, there it is come and
take it.
Soon afer the confict began, at the request of the
militia leaders, the ladies of the settlement hastily
made a fag to fy over the cannon. Te fag featured
a white ground with a black cannon in the center, and
the motto Come and take it! above and below.
Much has been made of an account that appears in
Noah Smithwicks Te Evolution of a State or Recollec-
tions of Old Texas Days (1900), in which Smithwick
identifes the cannon as an iron six-pounder. Tis is
the only account, however, of events at Gonzales in
October 1835 which identifes the Gonzales gun as be-
ing made of iron. Primary documents indicate that the
gun probably was a cannon belonging to George Huf,
a blacksmith and gunsmith from San Felipe.
Another discovery claim concerning the Gon-
zales cannon came into being afer a major food
in July 1936, when a small iron salute cannon was
discovered downstream from Hardys Bluf on Sand-
ies Creek. Most individuals believe the small salute
gun is the Gonzales cannon because it was found at
a location that appears to match the information in
the Smithwick book, and that is how the piece is dis-
played today.
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Battle of Gonzales
Re-Enactment
Te Pioneer Village will be the site of the annual re-
enactment of the Battle of Gonzales on Saturday, Oct. 4,
starting at around 3 p.m.
Visitors are taken back in time to the events leading up
to the start of the Texas Revolution, and the volunteer ac-
tors taking part in the re-enactment play their roles to the
hilt listen closely and follow the dialogue!
Te Gonzales Pioneer Village Living History Center, lo-
cated at 2122 N. St. Joseph St., is ofen referred to as Te
Village and houses a collection of 1800s and early 1900s
era houses and buildings from Gonzales County. Visitors
strolling through Te Village ofen feel as if they stepped
into the same era as the original occupants, whove stepped
out. Visitors will become easily immersed in pioneer life
as a short stroll transitions everyone from modern life, to
Te Village.
Each structure has been donated and carefully relocated
to the grounds of Te Village for preservation. Most fur-
nishings and equipment found within these structures
were either loaned or donated to help represent the cul-
tural lifestyle of the pioneers who settled this area.
Every year many individuals, friends and families jour-
ney through Te Village for exploration. As part of this
preserved Gonzales County architectural history, our as-
sociation takes great care to insure authenticity.
Te Village hosts numerous groups, organizations, clubs
and school children eager to learn about Texas history. All
tours and special events are manned by period costumed
volunteers who provide information about the buildings
and their furnishings. Additionally, our volunteers will
demonstrate numerous skills and crafs necessary for the
pioneer way of life.
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Gonzales: A town full of history
The Sam Houston Oak (above), adjacent to the
recently-restored McClure-Braches House. Take US
Alt. 90 eight miles (cross Peach Creek), then left on
CR 361 (a centennial marker is here). Go 0.3 mi. to the
entrance for the McClure-Braches House on the left.
The tree is on the left of the drive to the old house.
Fort Waul, a never-
fnished Civil War era
confederate fort, located
on Waldrep Hill, located
on the north side of
Gonzales of U.S. Hwy
183 Business adjacent to
the Dreyer Airport and
near Pioneer Village.
The Horace Eggleston House is a carefully-restored log cabin which was the frst house re-built in Gonzales
by settlers following the Texas Revolution. The site recently received a Texas Historical Marker, and many of
the Eggleston descendants still live in the area. It is located at 401 St. Lawrence St., adjacent to the Gonzales
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Tere are numerous cemeteries located in and around
Gonzales. At present, fve have ofcial Texas State
Historical Commission Markers.

City Cemetery
Tis cemetery was established in 1838 when it was decided
that the original block set aside for a cemetery would not
be appropriate. Folk lore says that 28 graves were moved
to this new City Cemetery, and that a large grave was dug
where all other recovered remains were placed. Some of
the original graves have been identifed, but there are
several people who are supposedly buried here that cannot
be located. Te Gonzales City Cemetery is the fnal resting
place for many brave settlers who helped shape the history
of Gonzales, Texas, and our nation.Te iron fence and
arch were installed by the Ladies Cemetery Association
in 1910.

Masonic Cemetery
Te Gonzales Masonic Lodge #30 AF & AM was chartered
in January, 1847. Tomas T. Blackwell, a Mason, died that
same year and the Gonzales Masonic Lodge recognized
the need for an appropriate place for burial for its members
and their families. Te original land purchase in 1849 and
a later land purchase in 1903 brought the cemetery to its
current size, 9.8 acres. In addition to the many veterans
buried here, the Masonic Cemetery burial register reads
like a whos who in Gonzales and Texas History.

IOOF Cemetery
Te Gonzales Lodge No. 38 of Te International Order
of Odd Fellows of Gonzales was formed in 1853. Te
organization prospered and membership at the turn of the
century was over 200. Following the Civil War members
decided that an organizational cemetery should be
established. In 1870 members purchased a parcel of land
in the outer town of Gonzales for $100 and designated it
the I.O.O.F. Cemetery of Gonzales. Parts of the land were
sold and then repurchased resulting in the current size of
approximately fve acres. Te Odd Fellows Cemetery is
the fnal resting place of many Gonzales pioneer business
men.

Gonzales Jewish Cemetery
Beginning around 1875 many Jewish businessmen began
opening businesses in Gonzales. Gonzales was becoming
the fnancial center in this part of Texas and Jewish people
were readily accepted in the community. By 1885 the
Jewish community was thriving. Tey purchased a parcel
of land several miles north of Gonzales and opened the
frst Jewish Cemetery in this area. Just afer the turn of
the century it became apparent that the accessibility of this
cemetery was very difcult. In 1907 a new location was
established on the outer town of Gonzales. Although the
cemetery has only 50 graves it is a testimony to the pioneer
Jewish families who came here and were instrumental in
developing Gonzales.
Green DeWitt Cemetery
Te Green Dewitt Cemetery is located inside JB Wells Park
south of Gonzales. In April of 1825 Green DeWiit and his
family came to the place that would become Gonzales to
set up a colony. Many of the DeWitt family members are
buried here, although there is a marker for Green DeWitt
he is not buried here. He died in Mexico and was buried
there.
Historic Cemeteries in Gonzales County
Te Old Jail Museum, built in 1887, also houses
the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agricul-
ture ofces Open Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Sat.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. 1-4 p.m. Architect Eugene T.
Heiner designed the brick structure to hold 200
prisoners under riot conditions. Contractor Hen-
ry Kane and Snead & Company Iron Works con-
tracted to build the jail of concrete and steel for
$21,660.20.
Enter an entrance hall which was once the sher-
ifs ofce. To the lef were three rooms, kitchen
and bath used as the family living quarters for
the sherif or jailer. All of the ceilings are made of
corrugated steel and concrete. On the lower foor
are display cases for articles taken from prisoners,
information on the sherifs, deputies and other
law enforcement ofcials who served through the
years.
At the end of the hall is the dungeon, where the
only light light and air came from holes above the
door. Tere is a jailers bedroom and the women
and lunatics cell. Te second and third foors fea-
ture a large room known as the runaround which
is two stories high and was not used for hardened
criminals. Te death cells are at the front of this
room and feature doors of two-inch iron strips
forged and fused through the use of heat, borax
and hammer, since the jail was built before weld-
ing was invented. In each wing of the room are
two-story metal cells, built as rooms within a
room and featuring more of the riveted doors.
Te last gallows were last used in 1921 and
were torn down in the 1950s. Tey stood in the
run-around next to the third-foor walkway. Te
present gallows are an exact reproduction. Large
doors to the cell blocks feature small swing-out
doors with bars, from which the jailer could ob-
serve the prisoners and inside the room are le-
vers that opened and closed latches on the cell
doors.
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Gonzales: The Town That
Answered Travis Call
The Gonzales Memorial marker at The Alamo
About 4 PM on 23 Feb 1836, Launce-
lot Smithers left the Alamo and made the
76-mile ride to Gonzales where he an-
nounced the arrival of the Mexican army
in San Antonio de Bexar with a note from
Alamo Commander, Col. WilliamB. Tra-
vis, to alcalde Andrew Ponton appealing
for reinforcements.
On the same day of arrival of the mes-
sage, Acting Commissioner and Aide-de-
Camp to the Provisional President of the
Republic of Texas Byrd Lockhart com-
pleted the muster of 23 into the Gonzales
Ranging Company of Mounted Volun-
teers. The Gonzales Rangers were off-
cially attached to Col. Travis command
within the provisional Republican Army.
That company, along with several other
individuals, joined the Gonzales Alamo
Relief Force on Feb. 24 and thereafter
are often listed as members of the com-
pany even though no offcial muster roll
is available.
On Feb. 24, Smithers wrote fromGon-
zales:
Gonzales, Feby, 24 1836, To all the In-
habitants of Texas: In a few words there is
2000 Mexican soldiers in Bexar, and 150
Americans in the Alamo. Sesma is at the
head of them, and from the best accounts
that can be obtained, they intend to show
no quarter. If every man cannot turn out
to a man every man in the Alamo will be
murdered. They have not more than 8 or
10 days provisions. They say they will de-
fend it or die on the gorund. Provisions,
ammunition and Men, or you suffere your
men to be murdered in the Fort. If you do
not turn out Texas is gone. I left Bexar on
the 23rd. at 4 P.M. By the Order of W.V.
Travis. L. Smithers.
Later that day, the passionate and
alarming appeal of Colonel Travis in his
own handwriting to all people of Texas
and all Americans left the Alamo for Gon-
zales, carried by Captain Albert Martin,
who frst delivered it upon his arrival on
the 25th to Smithers, who carried it on to
San Felipe on the 27th. It is believed that
Smithers may have left the original copy
with Alcalde Ponton while moving on to
other sites with extracts or copies.
Ponton distributed copies or the es-
sence of the letter to other muncipalities
in Texas where broadsides and fyers were
made for distribution as well as printing
in the newspapers The Texas Republican
and Telegraph and Register on 2 Mar and
5 Mar, respectively.
On the back of the letter, Capt. Martin
penciled in
Since the above was written I heard a
very heavy Cannonade during the whole
day think there must have been an at-
tack made upon the alamo We were short
of ammunition when I left Hurry all
the men you can in haste. Albert Martin
(signed). When I left there was but 150
determined to do or die tomorrow I leave
for Bejar with what men I can raise [il-
legible] at all events [illegible] Col. Al-
monte is there the troops are under the
Command of Gen. Seisma
An additional note by Smithers was
handwritten sideways to the above:
Nb I hope that Every One will
Rondevu at gonzales as soon poseble
as the Brave Solders are suffering do
not neglect this powder is very scarce
and should not be delad one moment L.
Smither
According to Dr. J ohn Sutherland in
his personal memoirs, The Fall of the
Alamo, he also left the Alamo under or-
der fromTravis between 3 and 4 p.m. on
Feb. 23 and arrived in Gonzales at 4 p.m.
on Wednesday, Feb. 24, with courier J ohn
W. Smith.
Two earlier appeals fromTravis to Col.
Fannin at Goliad had resulted in an abort-
ed start toward San Antonio with his force
of 350 men when Fannin heard of the ap-
proach of Gen. Urreas army. He opted to
plan to oppose Urreas force rather than
respond to the Alamo.
His delay led to his force being sur-
rounded and taken prisoner on March 20.
On direct orders fromSanta Anna, Fan-
nins surviving force was marched onto
the open prairie at La Bahia (Goliad) on
March 27 and massacred.
Responding to Col. Travis appeals, the
main contingent of the Gonzales Alamo
Relief Force departed the town square
of Gonzales at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27,
led by commanding offcer Lieutenant
George C. Kimble of the Gonzales Rang-
ers. The senior offcer accompanying the
relief force was courier Capt. Albert Mar-
tin who had delivered the appeal to both
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An honor guard of Texas Rangers, preceded by re-enactors in Texian period costume, carry the container
protecting the famous Victory or Death letter written by William B. Travis calling for aid to The Alamo
Feb. 22, 2013. It marked the frst time since the letter was written in 1836 the famed document had been
returned to its point of origin. It was on display in the Chapel at the Texas Shrine during the commemoration
of the Alamo siege for 13 days in February-March, 2013. The text of the letter was read by Denton County
Sherif William B. Travis a descendant of the letters author in a moving and somber ceremony. (Photo
by Dave Mundy)
In a moving and special tribute to the men of Gonzales who died defending the Alamo,
more than 100 local residents many of them descended from the Immortal 32
were feted in ceremonies at The Alamo on March 1, 2014 to commemorate the day the
riders from Gonzales entered the beseiged mission. (Photos by Dave Mundy)
Smithers and Gonzales.
Theforcewas guided by Alamo courier
John W. Smith, a resident of San Antonio
de Bexar. According to Dr. John Suther-
land, the group consisted of 25 men who
left Gonzales and increased to 32 with those
who joined along theway, in particular near
CibolaCreek.
On Feb. 29, the group prepared to fnd a
way into theAlamo through thesurround-
ing Mexican forces. Dr. John Sutherland
relates thestory that
On reaching thesuburbs of thecity they
were approached by a man on horseback
who asked in English, Do you wish to go
into thefort, gentlemen? Yes was there-
ply. Then follow me, said he, at thesame
timeturning his horseinto thelead of the
company. Smith remarked, Boys, its time
to be after shooting that fellow, when he
put spurs to his horse, sprung into thethick-
et, and was out of sight in amoment, before
agun could begot to bear on him.
After being shot at by Alamo sentries, the
gates swung open and the Gonzales force
madetheir dash into thefort at 3 a.m., Tues-
day, March 1, 1836.
The Gonzales Alamo Relief Force was
theonly organized forcein Texas which ef-
fectively responded without question to the
appeals of Travis to aid their doomed col-
leagues in the mission. Some were single
men, but most werehusbands and fathers of
largefamilies.
Concern for families short and long term
safety, loyalty to theConstitution of 1824 as
Mexican citizens, thehatred precipitated by
their betrayal by thecentralistadictatorship
of SantaAnna, the committment to Texas
Independenceand suspicion that theAlamo
might bea lost causein thelarger war of
independence caused great personal con-
fict in making the choice to join the Relief
Force.
Fathers and sons, somein their teens, ar-
gued over who should go and who should
remain with family (see King and Kent).
Patriotic mothers and impending widows,
some pregnant (Kimble) and one blind
mother of multiplesmall children (Millsap),
agonized, but consented and encouraged
husbands to go to theaid of their neighbors.
Of themembers of theGonzales Alamo
Relief Force who can be clearly verifed as
DeWitt Colony residents, the oldest was
Andrew Kent at age44, 4 wereover 40, 5
aged 31-40, 14 aged 21-30 and four (Fuqua,
Gaston, Kellogg and King) wereteenagers,
theyoungest of which was 16. San Antonio
historian Charles Merritt Barnes related that
....One, a lad of but sixteen, was the
bravest of themall, for hefought after his
weapos wereuseless. Hedied throttling an
antagonist, not relaxing his grip on thelat-
ters throat even when death seized theboy.
Heand his foedied together ... they had to
tear theboys hands fromthethroat of his
assailant when thebodies of thedefenders
and Mexican Army casualties were being
separated for disposal.
Records show at least 17 had been en-
gaged in prior military engagements in
serviceof Texas, primarily in theBattles of
Gonzales, Concepcion and Bexar.
Several more were couriers not present
in the fnal moments of battle. By any esti-
mate, participation of theDeWitt Colonists
in theBattleof Gonzales and theBattles to
remove the centralistas fromSan Antonio
deBexar, theancient capital of Texas, cul-
minating with theBattleof theAlamo was
larger per resident than any other singlemu-
nicipality or district of Texas.
Members of families of theMunicipality
of Gonzales, who comprised only about 4%
of thetotal population of Texas, accounted
for 20% of thecasualties at theAlamo. Put
another way, over 4% of thetotal popula-
tion of the DeWitt Colony, among them
someof their most productivelandholders,
ranchers and farmers as well as merchants
and civic leaders, died in theAlamo.
The Gonzales Memorial Museums refection pool honoring the Immortal 32
Marker honoring the Immortal 32
at the Gonzales Memorial Museum
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The proposed Gonzales County Veterans Memorial
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Rededication this year at the recently-restored memorial to Gonzales residents
who fought for the Confederacy at Confederate Square
EDITORS NOTE: The following is a
re-publication of a historical column au-
thored by local historian Bob Burchard
which originally appeared in The Cannon
in 2010:
Twenty-two year old Susanna Dickin-
son of Gonzales was the wife of Alma-
ron Dickinson, a Lieutenant in the Texas
Army when the Texas Revolution started
here in Gonzales on Oct. 2, 1935. Lt.
Dickinson participated in the victory at
San Antonio in December of the same
year when the Texas Army defeated
General Cos, and took control of San
Antonio. Susanna Dickinson joined her
husband in San Antonio after the battle,
and with their 15 month old daughter,
Angelina Elizabeth, spent the next few
weeks together as a family, unaware of
the horrible events awaiting them.
Santa Anna, President of the Republic
of Mexico, and General of the Mexican
Army, was on his way with a large mili-
tary force to regain control of San Anto-
nio in February of 1836.
As news reached San Antonio of the
approaching Santa Anna, the Texas
Army fortifed itself in the Alamo. Su-
sanna Dickinson and her baby took ref-
uge there, also.
Women have lost their husbands on
battlefelds since the beginning of time,
but to be on the same battlefeld with
your husband knowing that defeat and
death are certain - what an incomprehen-
sible, tragic, life shaping experience that
could be.
To be in the Alamo at the time of the
fnal attack; to hear the sounds of the
muskets as the Texans attempted to repel
Mexican troops; to hear the sound of the
bugle as surge after surge came against
the outer walls of the Alamo grounds.
And then the breach in the wall through
which the Mexican troops poured to fn-
ish off the Texans; and now the shouts
and curses of men fghting to the death;
the scattered rife and musket fre; the
pain of death now screaming out, and the
fnal groans of courageous Texans.
What sound does life make as it es-
capes into eternity? And what does all
of this do to Susanna Dickinson as she
hears and sees this deadly chaos - with
her baby in her arms. She was rescued
fromdeath by a compassionate Mexican
General, and taken to Santa Anna, who
sent her on to Gonzales with the report
of the fall of the Alamo.
What did it do to Susanna to know, as
she headed east to Gonzales, that the life-
less body of her husband, the father of
her baby, was being pitched onto a pile
with the other Alamo defenders and set
on fre? What did this do to her heart, her
soul, her very being. How deep did the
dagger of grief plunge into her person?
In response to Susannas report, Gen-
eral Sam Houston burned the town of
Gonzales, and started east on the Run-
away Scrape. Susanna Dickinson was
constantly besieged by the women who
also lost husbands, fathers, and broth-
ers in the Alamo. One may easily pic-
ture Margaret Darst, Gonzales resident,
whose husband, J acob, died in the Al-
amo, talking to Susanna in pleading
tones: When was the last time you
saw my husband before he died? Was he
hurt? Was he all right? Did he hand you
a note to give to me? Did he say anything
about me, Susanna, or our son, David?
No, Margaret, he did not. He did
not.
And then having to go through it again
- and again.
Are you sure, Susanna, are you posi-
tive you did not see J acob?
Yes, Margaret, I amsure. I did not
see J acob, but I know he loved you and
the boy, David. And then repeating
this scene with each of the other griev-
ing women as they made their way to the
east, frantically moving away fromthe
approaching Santa Anna.
Susannas life was a mess for many
years after that as she sought peace from
her throbbing memories and the burdens
of her heart. She re-married in 1837;
divorced the next year, re-married again
- that husband died. She lived an aggres-
sive, riotous life; married again - another
divorce. And along the way her daughter
died, the baby she had held in her arms
in the Alamo; Angelina Elizabeth died at
age 37.
Susanna Dickinson - looking for
peace. She may have found it toward the
end of her life. She lived the last years
of her life in Austin with her ffth, and f-
nal, husband, and apparently these years
were happy for her. She died in 1883 at
the age of 69.
Susanna Dickinson - resident of Gon-
zales and Green DeWitts Colony, wife
of an Alamo defender, The Messenger
of the Alamo as she was called - at
peace, at last, in death.
The pursuit of freedomrequires a pay-
ment, you know. Freedomwill seize a
payment, a sacrifce, from each of us. It
did just that fromSusanna Dickinson.
And that is part of our history, the his-
tory of Gonzales. Gonzales, Texas is the
birthplace of your Texas Freedom.
Susanna Dickinson
Susanna Dickinsons long,
agonizing search for peace
Come & Take It Sale
Sept. 30-Oct. 4
20% OFF
All
Apparel
OPEN HOUSE
After Come & Take It Parade - Refreshments
With every
purchase -
enter to win
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
purse by
Drawing
to be
held
October
28th
805 St. Joseph Gonzales
Fight For A Cure!
Come and
Take It
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
Page E2
726 Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales
830-672-5599
Sun.-Wed. 5 am 9pm
Thurs.-Sat. 5 am 10 pm
Live Mariachis
Friday Nights
7-9 p.m.
Join us for
Come & Take It
for Great Food
and Cold Drinks
Full
Bar
Roeber Insurance Agency recently
sponsored a water station at the 2014
LaVernia Wild West Hammerfest Bicycle
Ride. Cyclists from all over the state
were greeted by staff from their LaVernia
& Gonzales offces. Pictured: (back row)
Phil, Kristy, April, Dee &
(front row) Charlie, Ty, Blake, Elizabeth.
croeber@gvec.net
Connect with us on FACEBOOK
Gonzales Offce 830-437-5682
LaVernia Offce 830-779-2428
Roeber Insurance
Agency
COME AND TAKE IT: MUSIC
The Trevor
Cole Band
6-7:30 p.m.
Friday
Los A-T Boyz
8-9:30 p.m.
Friday
Adan Davila
10-11:30 p.m.
Friday
The Ledbetters
2-2:30 p.m.
Saturday
Pawn Shop Gold
4-5:30 p.m.
Saturday
Come and Take It
Square Dancers
6-7 p.m.
Saturday
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Page E3
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Welcome to
Come & Take It
Have a fun
&
Safe Time
Joanna Sanchez, Patti Castellow,
Scott & Janet Dierlam, Sarah Carrizales
1212 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.
Gonzales, TX. 78629
830-672-9661
COME AND
TAKE IT: MUSIC
Bill Pekar & The
Rainey Brothers
9-10:30 p.m.
Saturday
Yayo Castillo
7-8:30 p.m.
Saturday
The Midnight
River Choir
11-12:30 p.m.
Saturday
The Shiner Hobo Band 1-5 p.m. Sunday
Visit us at
www.thetotestores.com
Sign up for Specials and Deal
Alerts
1107 East Sarah DeWitt
Gonzales, Texas 78629
830-672-3447
Coupon Expires November 1st, 2014
Valid only at 1107 E. Sarah DeWitt
Coupon has no cash value
All 12 Pk. Sodas
4/$12
1/2 Gallons
2/$10
or regular each
Soft Touch
Car Wash
$1.00 Off Coupon
Blue Bell
or regular each
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Page E4
COME AND TAKE IT CAR SHOW
Welcome
to
Come & Take It!
Mon.-Fri. 10:30-8:30
Closed Sat. & Sun.
1303 St. Lawrence
Gonzales
830-672-6985
C J Sand & Gravel
526 Moore St.
Gonzales, TX. 78629
830-857-3098
830-672-6254
Have a Safe & Fun
Come & Take It
Weekend
Come see Bonnie At
LePetit Beauty Salon
before going to
Come & Take It!
LePetit Beauty Salon
1309 St. Lawrence
672-6742
On the
Square
520 St. Paul, Gonzales
OPEN FOR LUNCH
Kitchen Hours: Mon.-Fri. - 11am-9:30 pm;
Saturday - 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
830-672-3647 - Bar; 830-857-5194 - Marlene, owner
Come & Have a Good Time
with us During Come & Take It!
Fri. Oct. 3 - Matt Easley (CD Release) - 8:00 p.m.
Kitchen Opens - 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Bar Opens 3 p.m.-12 midnight
Sat., Oct. 4 - King Kountry - 8:30 p.m.
Bar Opens - 12 noon - 1:00 a.m.
Kitchen Opens - 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 5 - Bloody Mary Day!
Bar Opens 12 Noon - ?
701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, TX 78629
830-672-4530
Have fun during
Come & Take It
October 3, 4, 5
Staff & Residents of
ENTRY FORM
Entry Fees: $15 Early (deadline Sept. 26)/$20 day of show
Entry #
Name:
Address:
State:
Year:
Class:
Zip:
Make:
City:
Phone:
Model:
E-Mail:
MAIL ENTRY FORMS TO:
Come and Take It Car Show, c/o Gonzales Classic Cruisers, P.O. Box 737, Gonzales TX 78629
For information call Joyce Cheatham 210-724-8977 or email gonzalesclassiccruisers@yahoo.com
Neither the show nor its promoters assume responsibility for damages or injuries.
Rain out will be during the Christmas Celebration on Dec. 6, 2014.
Te Gonzales Classic
Cruisers will host the 19th
Annual Come and Take
It Classic Car Show on
Sunday, Oct. 5, with judging
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and
awards scheduled for 3 p.m.
Te event takes place
at the northwest corner
of Confederate Square in
downtown Gonzales along
St. Joseph and St. George
streets.
Setup begins at 9 a.m. on
Sunday, with competitors
vying for Best of Show as
well as category awards.
Free T-shirts will be given
out to the frst 100 entries.
Tis years classes include:
Cars Original/
Restored (a. Pre-1954, b.
1955-59, c. 1960-69, d.
1970-89)
Cars Original/
Modifed (e. Pre-1954,
f. 1955-59, g. 1960-69, h.
1970-89, i. Ford Cars 1955-
59, j. Chevy Cars 1955-59,
k. Mustangs 1964-89, l.
Corvettes 1954-89)
Trucks Original/
Restored (m. pre-1942, n.
1942-66, o. 1967-89)
Trucks Original/
Modifed (p. pre-1942, q.
1942-66, r. 1967-89)
Youth 15 and under
(free entry) (s. bicycles, t.
open)
Motorcycles (u. original,
v. modifed)
w. Low Riders
x. Race Cars
y. Unfnished
z. Open Show 90 and
Up
aa. Rat Rods
Begins 9 a.m. Sunday,
Confederate Square
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Page E5
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Welcome to
Come & Take It!
Enjoy it Texas Style!
Kitchen Pride
Mushroom
Farms
County Road 348,
Gonzales, TX
830-540-4516
COME AND TAKE IT: CONTESTS
Chicken Flying
2 p.m.
Saturday
Confederate Square
Eating Contests
2 p.m.
Saturday
Confederate Square
Its hilarious, its crazy ... and those doggone
chickens dont always go where you expect.
This years chicken fying contest is expected
to draw one of the cluckiest felds ever
with three-time champion Lindsay Lohan
announcing her retirement to the beer tent.
Do you have a cast-
iron stomach? Then
take part in the
Jalapeno Eating
contest!
If, on the other hand,
you like some gloat
with your cheese,
theres always the
cheese-puf eating
contest!
Have a Blast at
Come & Take It!
Texas
Land & Right of Way
Company, LLC
830-672-5803
www.txrow.com
Rene De La Garza
Oct. 3, 4, 5
Downtown
Gonzales, Texas
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Page E6
Lindemann
Fertilizer
Cost, Texas
830-437-2269
Toll Free:
1-800-331-1675
TEXAS
T-BONE
COOKOFF
Sun., Oct. 5 - 9-11 a.m.
Awards - 2 p.m.
Janicek
Insurance
Nixon Office
830-582-1581
Smiley Office
830-587-6261
Stockdale
830-996-3148
Enjoy all the
Carnival Rides!
Friday,
Saturday
& Sunday
Bean & Chili
Cook Off
Awards
Sunday
2:30 pm
Mark Hagen
1506 Seydler St., Gonzales
830-672-6536
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Welding with an Attitude
Boehm
Tractor Sales
201 E. 16th Street
Shiner
(361) 594-3123
Welcome to
Come & Take It!
Afterwards
check out
our tractors!
603 E. Kingsbury Street,
Seguin, TX
830-303-4546
www.soechtingmotors.net
Authorized Sales & Service
Soechting Motors, Inc.
In Business over 50 years
Pre-Owned Vehicles
Daily Rentals
Repair Body Shop
Come & Take It Time!
2015 GMC Sierra
2500HD
COME AND TAKE
IT: COOKOFFS
Texas T-Bone Cookof/
Texas Bean & Chili
Cookof
9 a.m.
Sunday
Confederate Square
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Page E7
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Towing, Tire Change, Jump Start, Unlock Any Car,
Road Service, Farm Equipment, Small Buildings,
Big Truck Service, Motorcycles, Winch Outs
Duane & Tina Zumwalt
178 CR 281
P.O. Box 63
Harwood, TX 78632
Offce (830) 540-4208
Fax (830) 540-4203
Cell (830) 857-4556
Email: dntwrecker@gvtc.com
24/7
HELP IS HERE!
Have fun at
Come & Take It!
Come on out to the
T-bone Cookoff &
Chili & Bean Cookoff
on Sunday at the
square in downtown
Gonzales.
M-F 7:30AM-6PM & SAT 8AM-5PM Closed Sundays
2031 Water St. Hwy 183 North,
Gonzales, TX
830-672-7997
ACCEPTING VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTER CARD, AND DISCOVER
WB Farm & Ranch
Supply
Have fun
at Bingo!
Washer Pitching
Saturday
2:00 p.m.
Saturn Sales &
Service
4421 Hwy. 97E, Gonzales, TX
830-540-4422
Steve Ehrig
830-263-1233
P.O. Box 1826
Gonzales, TX 78629
Morgan Mills
830-857-4086
COME AND TAKE IT: CHALLENGES
Come and Take It
Canoe Race
10 a.m.
Saturday
Lake Wood to US 183
Bridge
Come and Take It
5K Run/Walk
7:45 a.m.
Saturday
Independence Park
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Page E8
1026 St. Louis 830-519-4048
Monday-Saturday 10 am-6 p.m.
The hottest fashions and always instore sales
Get ready for Come & Take It
Thursday, September 25,2014 Page E9
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
1212 Church St., Gonzales
830-672-2891
Have fun at
Come &
Take It!
Stop by and have a
good cold beverage
to cool you off
before going down
to the Square!
Lotties Bar
207 US Hwy.
90A E.
Gonzales
Well see you
Sunday For the
T-Bone
Cook-Off!
Capitol Monument Co.
Hwy. 183 North
Gonzales
830-672-7929
Drive up Window Available
102 W. Wallace
Gonzales
830-672-9477
Steve & Jane Wehlmann, Owners
D&D Liquor
Liquor for every
occasion - great
selection of beer,
wine, whiskey,
etc.
Stop by and browse
around.
COME AND TAKE IT: THE PARADE
Come and Take It
Parade
10:30 a.m.
Saturday
Downtown
Gonzales
PETEREK & ASSOCIATES
REAL ESTATE, I NC.
830-672-7181
Greg Peterek - 830-857-0233
Sherri Schellenberg - 830-857-6439
www.peterekre.com
829 Saint Joseph St., Gonzales, TX 78629
Have A Safe and
Fun Time at
Come & Take It!
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Page E10
D&G Automotive &
Diesel Wrecker Service
830-672-6278
134 Hwy. 90A,
Gonzales, TX 78629
Glenn & Linda Glass, Owners
Have a Fun
& Safe
Come &
Take It
Sunday, October 5
Music at Biergarten
Shiner Hobo Band
1-5 p.m.
Seydler-Hill
Funeral Home
Proudly Serving the Gonzales Area
Since 1914
906 St. Paul, Gonzales
830-672-3232
We hope you enjoy your
time at Come & Take It
Spending family
time together is
important
COME AND TAKE IT: THE FUN
Vendors Open
5 p.m. Friday
Confederate Square
Carnival Opens
6 p.m. Friday
Noon Saturday
11 a.m. Sunday
Texas Heroes Square
Thursday, September 25, 2014 Page E11
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
921 St. Peter
672-6865
Christian Kids
Gonzales One and Only
Christian Based
State Licensed
Daycare and Preschool
Train a child in the way he should go;and when he is old he will not depart from it.Proverbs 22:6
Have a Fun Time at
Come & Take It 2014
Rosalinda Gonzales, Director and Connie Banda, Assistant Director
The Cannon Come and Take It Special Section
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Page E12
Bracelets - $25
Fri., Oct. 3 - 6 p.m. - 11 :30 p.m.
Sat., Oct .4 - 12 noon - 5 p.m.
(Bracelets change at 5:00)
5 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 5 - 12-6 p.m.
Tickets - $1.00
each (rides take
up to 4 tickets)
NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED ON MIDWAY GROUNDS
Games Foods Soft Drinks
Famous Corn Dogs
Cotton Candy
Come & Take it 2014
Fun For The Whole
Family on
Texas Heroes Square
Come and Take It Thursday, September 25, 2014 Page F1
Where to Find It at Come and Take It
COME AND TAKE IT CANOE RACE
10 a.m. Saturday Lake Wood
St. Lawrence St.
St. Louis St.
St. George St.
St. Francis St.
St. Matthew St.
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Carnival
Confederate
Square
Courthouse
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Best Western
Regency Inn
& Suites
1811 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.,
Gonzales, Texas 78629
(830) 672-5555
Fax: (830) 672-4441
For Reservations call
1-800-WESTERN
Email: 44554@hotel.bestwestern.com
www.bestwestern.com
Delivery FTD Wire Service
Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sat. 8 a.m.-12 Noon. Closed Sunday
Kathy Zella, owner
(830) 519-4374
616 E. St. Lawrence, Gonzales
Plexus Slim
The All Natural
Weight Loss Product
Shelly Stamport
Plexus Ambassador
slstamport@yahoo.com
Gonzales, Texas
830-857-0209
www.plexusslim.com/shellys
Are you a diabetic, have high blood pressure?
Then this product is perfect for you.
COME AND TAKE IT 5K Run-Walk
7:45 a.m. Saturday Independence Park
Battle Reenactment
3 p.m. Saturday Pioneer Village
COME AND TAKE IT CAR SHOW
9 a.m. Sunday St. Joseph St.
Eating Contests
3 p.m. Saturday Confederate Square
Gonzales Art Group Show
Fri-Sat First UMC, 426 St. Paul
Texas T-Bone Cookof
9 a.m. Sunday Confederate Square
Chicken Flying
2 p.m. Saturday Confederate Square
L
Inn & Antiques Christmas & Gifts
aurel
R
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726 Saint Paul Street,
Gonzales, TX
830-263-4124
Come and Take It
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Page G2
1821 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr., Gonzales, Texas 78629
(830) 672-5555
The Texas Lodge:
Among the
Newest
Gonzales, Texas
Hotels
www.txlodge.com
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COME AND TAKE IT
CELEBRATION
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, October 3
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Old Jail Museum Open
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Gonzales Memorial Museum Open
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Coming Home Exhibit at Victoria College
5-7 p.m. Gonzales Art Group Show at 426 St. Paul, 1st United Methodist
Church
5-7 p.m. Gonzales County Camera Club Photo Contest, 511 St. Joseph, Cafe on
the Square
6 p.m. Celebration and Carnival Open in historic downtown Gonzales
6-10 p.m. Lions Club Bingo on Confederate Square
11 p.m. Carnival Closes
Live Music at the Biergarten
6-7:30 p.m. Trevor Cole Band (Country)
8-9:30 p.m. Los A-T Boyz (Tejano)
10-11:30 p.m. Adan Davila (Rock)
Saturday, October 4
7:45 a.m. 5K Walk/Run - Independence Park
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Old Jail Museum Open
9 a.m. Masonic ceremony at Market Square
10 a.m. Come and Take It Canoe Race, Lake Wood to Highway 183 Bridge
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Gonzales Memorial Museum Open
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Coming Home Exhibit at Victoria College
10:30 a.m. Come and Take It Parade
Noon Pride of Texas Carnival Opens
1 p.m. Pioneer Village Opens on Bus 183 North (Admission)
1-7 p.m. Gonzales Art Group Show at 426 St. Paul, 1st United Methodist
Church
1-6 p.m. Gonzales County Camera Club Photo Contest, 511 St. Joseph, Cafe on
the Square
2 p.m. Chicken Flying Contest on Confederate Square (Entry Fee)
2 p.m. Whataburger Food Eating Contest (Entry Fee)
2-5 p.m. Tours of JB Wells House (829 Mitchell St.) and Old College (820 St.
Louis) (Admission)
3 p.m. Battle Re-enactment at Pioneer Village
6-10 p.m. Lions CLub Bingo on Confederate Square
10:30 p.m. Fire Spinning Show
Midnight Carnival Closes
Music at the Biergarten
1-2 p.m. Mariachi Band
2-3:30 p.m. The Ledbetters (Bluegrass)
4-5:30 p.m. Pawn Shop Gold (Americana)
6-7 p.m. Come and Take It Square Dancers
7-8:30 p.m. Yayo Castillo (Tejano)
9-10:30 p.m. Bill Pekar & The Rainey Brothers (Country)
11-12:30 p.m. Midnight River Choir (Blues/Country)
Sunday, October 5
9-11 a.m. Set up for Car Show, Texas T-Bone Cookoff, Texas Bean & Chili
Cookoff
9:30 a.m. Pioneer Village Memorial Service
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Coming Home Exhibit at Victoria College
11 a.m. Ticket Booth Opens
12:15 p.m. DRT Memorial Service, Gonzales Memorial Museum
1-5 p.m. Pioneer Village Open (Admission)
1-3 p.m. Gonzales County Camera Club Photo Contest, 511 St. Joseph, Cafe on
the Square
1-5 p.m. Gonzales Art Group Show at 426 St. Paul, 1st United Methodist
Church
Old Jail Museum, Gonzales Memorial Museum, Eggleston House Open
2 p.m. Texas T-Bone Cookoff Awards
2 p.m. Car Show Awards
2-5 p.m. Tours of JB Wells House (829 Mitchell St.) and Old College (820 St.
Louis) (Admission)
2-6 p.m. Bingo on Confederate Square
2:30 p.m. Bean and Chili Cookoff Awards
6 p.m. Carnival Closes
Music at the Biergarten
1-5 p.m. Shiner Hobo Band
L&M On SiteCatering
191 County Road 1411,
Cost, TX 78614
W.R. Low - 830-857-3324
Jo Ann Low - 830-857-5585
COST STORE CAFE
New Store Hours
M-Sat., 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
5905 W. St. Hwy. 97, Cost, Tx
830-437-2066
W.R. & Jo Ann Low, owners
landmonsitecatering@yahoo.com