KING AND FORTRAN - 
PRINCES OF CHAIN SALOONS

King and Fortran owned the saloon in the building where John Mark, his brother, had his store at this time. It was about 25 by 600 [sic] feet. Had two pool and one billiard table, and a little part cut off for an office. King was a young man, and Fortran was an old Frenchman. The lived at Galveston and put in saloons at county seat towns over the state.

They wanted to put one in at Hamilton. Heard of Mr. Williams, and went out for him where he was punching cattle. He was drawing sixty dollars per month and furnishing his own mount. They offered him one hundred dollars per month and he accepted their proposition. All he had to do was to go in and take charge of the business.

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