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At a Sunday ceremony, officials from the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, Texas Historical Commission and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas unveiled markers indicat ing where members of the ill-fated Texan Santa Fe expedition made camp at a spot known to historians as “Camp Resolution.” One of the markers was erected by the Texas Historical Commission and the other by Masonic Lodge, be cause 22 freemasons died in the ex pedition. Historian Frederick Rathjen wrote that after Texas gained its in dependence from Mexico in 1836, the new nation’s second president, Mirabeau Lamar, wanted to enforce newly defined national boundaries and foster trade between Austin and Santa Fe. A march by 321 volunteers began at Austin and ended at the conflu ence of the Los Lingos and Quitaque creeks, with many marchers suffer ing from starvation. On Aug. 30, 1841, after at least 35 men had perished, a scouting party from the camp was ambushed by 150 Kiowa Inaians, and five other men were killed. Eventually, another group made its way from the camp and found a group of Mexican traders and hired them to lead the rest of the group to Santa Fe. When the survivors reached Santa Fe, however, Mexican authorities ar rested them. As prisoners, the Tex ans were forced to march south 2,000 miles to Mexico Cityjails. The spot near Quitacjue became known as “Camp Resolution.” Warped WfXL.r GOT MOTT, OF 1M ClASStS X WANTED WS 5E.M6STE.R, m 5LLIN0 A NICE. GO 7 Ok TWO... by Scott McCullc ...m CATItJG ENOUGH, I'M KEMEMBEXING TO WEAR MY SWEATER, AND X PROMISE TO WK\TE- Waldo 'IT'S JUST NOT THE X SANE W/rHOUT WALDO, DR. GLADSTONE. y IT'5 A SHAME HE GOT KILLED IN THAT POLICE SHOOTOUT! by Kevin Thome: Joe Transfer by Dan Barlow —— H > ,F T * ur * T *' C*st;KX)«)v Tut aw'u: m Crif^U.'. \/ Texas menu tingles tastebuds by offering oriental-style foods FRANKSTON, Texas (AP) — All the old Texas standbys like chicken fried steak are on the menu. But the typical customer at Jennie’s is more likely to chow down on teriyaki steak or kalua pig. “It’s wnat people have really com mented on/’ restauranteur Chris Shiraki says. “They’ve never tasted these things here before.” Shiraki, 32, a native of Hawaii of Japanese descent, and his wife, Marie, who claims Frankston as her hometown, took over operation of Jennie’s in May. And, despite un foreseen pitfalls including storm damage and burglary, their restau rant is making a name for itself in East Texas. “I thought there were a lot of Texans who would never move from chicken fried steaks,” Shiraki says. “In fact, they have quite an affinity for international foods.” One of Shiraki’s regulars, Gloria Dyer, says it’s not unusual to see area farmers, complete with overalls, knock off work long enough for a lunch of Hawaiian ono chicken served on a stick like shish kebab. The Hawaiian and Oriental dishes that chef Shiraki lists as specialties of the house include Korean-style kalbi ribs and Philippine pork adoho. “I never thought I could get any Texan to try something like pork adoho with vinegar, bay leaves and garlic in it, but people tasted it and liked it,” Shiraki says. Some of the recipes have been culled from the many cookbooks Shiraki has collected. Others have been passed on to him by his mother and friends. “In Hawaii, people live to cook,” Shiraki says. “There is a multitude of different ethnic cultures.” Shiraki boasts of being told by cus tomers that he makes “the best spa ghetti they’ve ever eaten.” The move to Frankston was a combination of happy circumstances for the Shirakis and former proprie tor Jennie Minter. After six years in food services at the Brigham Young University campuses in Utah and Hawaii, Shiraki was aching to open his own business. High property values made the couple’s dream impossible in Chris’ home state, Marie says. So the cou ple began looking at Texas. “There is no way to have started a restaurant in Hawaii,” Marie says. “A small house with an acre of land 30 or 40 miles from downtown Ho nolulu goes for $130,000 to $140,000 and it’s easily $1 million for any kind of restaurant prop erty.” Marie contacted family friend Jennie Minter, proprietor of Jen nie’s for six years, for advice. Minter suggested the couple lease the Frankston restaurant. “Texas is at an (economic) low point right now,” Shiraki says. “To get started in Texas as it is coming out of the slump means you go up with the economy.” The restaurant’s interior is done in dark cedar and furnished in an tiques including an elegant ha': carved bar complete with etch: mirrors. For the Shirakis, who far: fully close on Sundays, t” unstocked bar is strictly for show. At lunch on a recent Thursi the restaurant’s 20-car parking It was completely filled. For a small town Texas resu rant, Chris Shiraki’s kitchen is L well equipped it summons up t image of some mammoth New Yei eatery staffed by 20 cooks. Shiraki shares his kitchen w M arie, who usually shows up at’ a.m. to begin cooking cakes andp‘ for the dessert menu. Shiraki doli out as many samples of his wift desserts as his own main courses. “I’ve only been doing this a coup; of months,” Marie says. It’s the restaurant’s plain met siding exterior and slightly obscu: location perched on a hill best Texas 155 that has hurt busines Shiraki says. That, and a July windstorm that totaled the testa- rant’s single elevated sign. In mid-July, the restaurants burglarized of about $100. SomeJ the sting was taken out of the I# when evidence indicated that tin burglar did stop for a bite to eat. “I thought there were a lot of Texans who would never move from chicken fried steaks. 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