

The birth of The Madera Tribune
For The Madera Tribune George A. Clark in his Tribune office. This is another tale straight out of Arbor Vitae Cemetery, but it begins in...
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Grub Gulch woman won the battle
For The Madera Tribune Judge William Conley found woman “crazy.” Judge Conley’s Madera County courtroom held a standing-room-only crowd...
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The ‘rape’ of Margaret Haley
For The Madera Tribune The site of the false accusation. There is one piece of Madera’s past that represents one of the saddest and most...
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Herbert Macon: First to leave, first to die
For The Madera Tribune Horace and Ida Macon with their son Herbert Macon. He was the first Maderan to die in battle in World War I. War...
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Off-duty peccadilloes turned deadly for lumberjack
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff John Jones brought law and order to Sugar Pine. On May 16, 1905, the Madera County coroner held an inquest...
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Madera persecuted the tax collector
For The Madera Tribune Attorney Joe Barcroft; Charles Preciado’s lawyer. When Madera County voters chose Charles Preciado as their tax...
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Madera County’s High Sheriff
For The Madera Tribune High Sheriff Ed Bates. On Nov. 3, 1970, the people of Madera County spoke, and Edward Bryant Bates celebrated his...
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W.B. Thurman remembers his father
For The Madera Tribune William H. Thurman. At the request of the Madera News-Tribune, I am writing of the early day happenings in what is...
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