Bill Coate
A bully good idea for the new High School
Madera County Historical Society This photo taken in 1901, shows a bullfight that took place at the north end of E. Street. As fate ...
Bill Coate
Political turf wars began in 1926
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff John Barnett (R), although he was doing his job, came under severe criticism in 1926 and gave up his...
Bill Coate
Grady Wilburn — the rest of the story
For The Madera Tribune Albert Wilburn. Last week, we visited the Grady Wilburn family as they moved from Texas to Madera. Young Albert...
Bill Coate
Texas transplant didn’t mess up
For The Madera Tribune Albert Wilburn. The black farmer strode to the fence that separated his 170-acre farm from his white neighbor’s...
Bill Coate
“Warring Italians — Fierce Fight — Lucca’s Barroom Wrecked.”
For The Madera Tribune Under-Sheriff John Hensley had his hands full at the Lucca Hotel in 1904. Long before Lucca’s Restaurant opened...
Bill Coate
Teenage fugitives were no match for sheriff
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff Young receives congratulations from Governor Reagan. It was approaching midnight as the seven teenagers...