Chapter 11: Father and Sons, the Next GenerationThe year 1886 started pleasantly enough for the inhabitants surrounding Schmidt's Corner. There were no wars affecting them, the nation was slowly healing from the dirty, bitter 1884 campaign waged by Democrats for Grover Cleveland and the Republicans for James G. Blaine. The West heaved a sigh of relief when the news of Geronimo's capture in March spread throughout the region, and even the most hard-hearted political opponents warmed over President Cleveland wedding the lovely Frances Folsom in the spring. Most of the concerns in Texas were over using barbwire for fencing or not fencing at all. Lorenz and Martin argued over whether they should allow a railroad over their land for a station at Schmidt's Corner. Martin was against a railroad;
